Carney's big challenge as Canada-U.S. trade deal nears
On Thursday, Canadian trade representatives were in Washington for more talks amid a tentative trade deal with the U.S. Coming out of the me...
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Trade war update // What happened to 'woke' politics?
In 2020, the politics of racial justice appeared to be everywhere: the killing of George Floyd sparked one of the largest protest movements...
New U.S. tariffs paused – for now. How did we get here?
Late Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would pause the implementation of the 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadia...
Is Israel deliberately starting wildfires in Lebanon?
This past weekend, Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s health ministry. It was the dea...
'Fed up' Canadians' push to oust U.S. ambassador
During Pete Hoekstra's tenure as U.S. ambassador to Canada, he has called Canada’s federal election campaign “un-American”, amplified one of...
Canada's immigration 180: Part 2
Prime Minister Mark Carney's message on immigration is all about control. He has repeatedly talked about how new arrivals are down. And depo...
Canada's immigration 180: Part 1
It wasn't too long ago that much of Canada's political class was united in their embrace of immigration to help grow the population and with...
Nigel Farage: Mr. Brexit's wild ride
For more than a decade, Nigel Farage has been one of the most influential people in British politics. His anti-Europe crusade was key to sec...
How Syria's former first lady aided the bloody regime
When Bashar al-Assad fled Syria in December 2024, it brought a sudden end to a family dynasty that had ruled the country for more than fifty...
Could the Alto high speed rail plan be derailed?
There's been talk of high-speed rain for generations in Canada and while there's been a lot of studies and political promises, there's not a...
Why aren’t we more ready for wildfires?
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes throughout B.C. due to wildfires over the past week. The province warns that the fi...
Spain’s mass border breach fuels anti-migrant backlash
Last Thursday, spurred by a flurry of online rumours, 72,000 migrants arrived from neighbouring Morocco to the shores of Ceuta, a tiny Spani...
Canada’s push for a ‘nuclear renaissance’
Earlier this summer, the federal government announced that it would build up to ten new nuclear reactors in the next fifteen years to help a...
Where's the fight to keep Canada together?
On October 19th, Albertans will head to the polls to vote on whether or not there should be a referendum on staying a part of Canada or sepa...
The Billionaire Age Pt 1: How did we get here? From IDEAS
IDEAS, hosted by Nahlah Ayed is a daily podcast that explores how ideas over place and time shape our world. There are 19 centibillionaires...
Republican revenge against Anthony Fauci
As the face of America's COVID-19 response, Anthony Fauci was a nearly constant presence in American life throughout the pandemic. To some,...
Carbon capture: a Canadian political history
A key part of Carney's deal to get a new pipeline built in Alberta involved the creation of the Pathways Project, which he touted as "the wo...
What happens when AI breaks containment?
This week, Sam Altman, CEO and founder of OpenAI, got much of the tech world talking after declaring that we are living in the singularity:...
Is Trump overseeing a new 'Red Scare'?
The Trump administration is increasingly conflating communism and the political left, casting them as threats to American national security....
The saga of the Gordie Howe bridge
Today, the Gordie Howe Bridge is set to officially open to the public, connecting Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan. Its ceremonial open...