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- Proud Boys and the thorny definition of terrorism
The Canadian government recently listed the Proud Boys and three other far-right organizations as terrorist entities. They also moved to list nine other militant Islamist groups. F…
- A mutating virus and the need for global herd immunity
The Brazilian city of Manaus has been dealing with a raging outbreak of COVID-19, one that has left hospitals overrun and oxygen supplies dwindling; and not for the first time. The…
- 'Anti-Alberta' investigation mired in controversy
In the summer of 2019, newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he was determined to blow the lid off of what he called a "shadowy," foreign-funded campaign to crush Alberta…
- Trickster cancelled after Michelle Latimer controversy
On Friday CBC announced it was ending Trickster, a well-received television show that aired both here and in the U.S. There will be no second season as previously planned. The canc…
- Why has Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rate slipped globally?
As of Sunday, Canada had fallen to 27th in the world in vaccines administered, behind the U.S., the U.K. and smaller countries like Poland and Serbia, according to data aggregated…
- Introducing: Evil by DesignBonusExplicit
More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking in incidents across four decades and at lea…
- The GameStop stock saga, explainedExplicit
Shares of the video game retailer GameStop soared by 1,000 per cent in less than two weeks, thanks in part to a popular subreddit called r/WallStreetBets. This, at the expense of s…
- The alleged Canadian drug lord who upended the meth trade
Following a massive international investigation led by Australia, an alleged meth kingpin was arrested by Dutch authorities at an Amsterdam airport. Chinese-Canadian Tse Chi Lop is…
- 'Suddenly, this is all he'd want to talk about'
One woman’s story of how two of her loved ones got sucked into conspiracy theories — and how she fought to bring them back from the brink.
- Alexei Navalny, the 'anti-Putin'
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moscow, St. Petersburg and across Russia to demand the release of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny this past weekend.…
- ‘The Storm’ never came, and QAnon believers are shook
QAnon believers are in turmoil. For years the baseless, wide-ranging conspiracy theory has gained steam, making serious inroads in Canada after exploding in the United States. QAno…
- BONUS: Daniel Dale’s epic 4-year Trump fact check
For four years, Daniel Dale, a CNN reporter and former Washington bureau chief for the Toronto Star, fact checked every single word that Donald Trump said publicly. Now, he looks b…
- Governor General out amid claims of harassment, verbal abuseExplicit
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has been accused of bullying, berating, and publicly humiliating staff at Rideau Hall. The allegations were substantial enough that an independent workplace…
- Biden’s unity message soon put to the test
Besides the police presence, the inauguration of Joe Biden on Wednesday as 46th president of the United States was a paired-down affair, thanks to the pandemic and the recent viole…
- Italy’s secretive ‘Ndrangheta Mafia on trial
More than 350 people currently face trial for their alleged connections with one of Italy’s most powerful Mafia syndicates, the ‘Ndrangheta. The crime group is known for its secrec…
- Erin O'Toole's far-right line in the sand
"There is no place for the far right in our party." That's a quote from a statement released on Sunday by Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, where he condemns the riot in the U.S. C…
- The dark side of PPE: Allegations of exploitation, debt bondage
For sometimes as little as two dollars an hour, some migrant workers in Malaysia say they spend their days producing disposable gloves in sweatshop-like conditions in a factory — a…
- The Proud Boys: A brief history
In the wake of last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Proud Boys — a group founded by Canadian Gavin McInnes — has been under intense pressure. The FBI is arresting some of it…
- Timothy Snyder on the present and future of Trump's 'big lie'
"Post-truth is pre-fascism." So wrote historian Timothy Snyder in his 2017 book, On Tyranny. He penned it in the lead-up to Donald Trump's inauguration, and he's been warning ever…
- Her father died from COVID-19, and now the RCMP are investigating
Last Friday, 16-year-old Ariana Quesada walked into an RCMP station in High River, Alta., to file a formal complaint about the death of her father, Benito, who died eight months ag…
