In 1846, Britain faced an emergency influenced by the Irish famine, so leaders repealed the country’s “Corn Laws” and restrictions on imported food and grain, transitioning to a system of free trade.

Canada has an abundance of freshwater, yet dozens of First Nations communities continue to face long-term drinking water advisories. Why isn’t clean drinking water readily accessible to all…

When the Liberals proposed overhauling major project approvals, the public worried it would concentrate power and infringe on Indigenous Rights. Now, pipelines and nuclear development will be reviewed by an energy agency, instead of environmental

Karen Dubinsky, Professor Emerita of History and Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, brilliant scholar and generous friend to so many, passed away on 4 September 2026 after a br…

Jamie Paris argues that guaranteed employment for life skews the age balance of the professorate while enabling the exploitation of early- and mid-career scholars.

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Abstract: This article looks at the most significant public debate over time in Montreal's history: the beginnings of daylight saving time (1907–1928). Seeing daylight saving time as an example of the disembedding of time from place, the article ...

A report from the B.C. human rights commissioner says First Nations are more likely to be hit by wildfires than others.

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While many might view Trump’s renamings as comical or unserious, for Indigenous communities, they are reminiscent of centuries of settler-colonial erasure.

First Nations are stuck in a 'spiralling cycle' during wildfire seasons due to a lack of co-ordinated emergency management, says housing advocate.

Data from the N.W.T. government shows there have almost been as many evacuations in the last six years, as there were in the previous 30 years combined.

About 6,500 Manitoba Hydro customers — mainly in and around Winnipeg — were still without power Friday morning, more than 24 hours after severe thunderstorms rolled through southern areas.

It has been one year since Mark Carney introduced the Building Canada Act in Parliament. Since then, a succession of new laws has hollowed out legal protections for the environment, Indigenous rights,...

Lejac residential school and Williston Lake reservoir together devastated Tsek’ehne lands, culture, hope, magnifying colonial genocide’s enduring harms and disconnection.

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Our lead story: some First Nations observers raise flags about Prime Minister Mark Carney's newest senior advisor, citing inflammatory comments Scott Gilmore wrote following a tragic 2016 shooting ...

In 1833, slavery in the British Empire was abolished, but not without a massive compensation scheme paid out to slave owners. Some of that money flowed to colonial Australia. Two-thirds of Australia's...

New data from Statistics Canada shows police-reported crime is down across the country.

In the path of raging forest fires, First Nations leaders say poor communication with the Ontario government is putting their communities at risk