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What Meta’s and Google’s news blocking means for indie media, and for you

On Tuesday Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, made good on a threat to block all news from Canadians on its platforms. Google is promising

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August 3, 2023

From extreme to extreme: The future of climate in Nova Scotia

First it was fires. Then floods. Now the province, already devastated by two extreme events, will wait to see what kind of impact unusually warm

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August 2, 2023

How modern video games hook us, and kids, so completely

Recently a feature story in Maclean’s magazine described parents who were “losing their kids to Fortnite.” While some gamers may hear that and see the

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August 1, 2023

Inside a Canadian man’s massive psychic scam

This is the story of a scam that lasted for decades, and cost its victims over $200 million. It was run by a Canadian man

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July 31, 2023

The labour movement is back, baby! Or is it?

Since the last covid lockdowns ended in 2021, barely a month has passed without major job actions—union drives at huge companies, or massive strikes in

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July 28, 2023

What’s behind the Liberals’ massive cabinet shuffle?

Cabinet shuffles ahead of a fall session of parliament aren’t unusual, but Wednesday’s changes which saw most of Justin Trudeau’s ministers switch roles or exit

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July 27, 2023

Why won’t Manitoba search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims?

Last year, a man was arrested and charged with the murder of four Indigenous women in the Winnipeg area. When the charges were laid police

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July 26, 2023

Why is Canada updating its emergency nuclear protocols?

Every so often, federal and provincial governments reexamine plans they have made in the event of a nuclear accident or missile exchange, which have existed

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July 25, 2023

The challenge of creating a clean national power grid

Reaching net-zero emissions by 2035 will require major overhauls to Canada’s national power grid. One of the major challenges to doing so is the patchwork

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July 24, 2023

Dual strikes bring Hollywood to a screeching halt

Last week, after negotiations with studios and streaming giants failed to yield an agreement, the 160000 performers represented by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) decided

July 21, 2023
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