In this fourth and final instalment of "Petrostate Pushback"—our 2026 mini-summer-series on Indigenous resistance to energy extraction and exploitation—the back half of our investigation into i...

El documentalista chileno Patricio Guzmán falleció en la madrugada de este martes en un hospital de París debido a un paro cardiorrespiratorio a los 85 años, confirmó este martes 15 de septiembre la…

‘We were essentially silenced’: current and former Ministry of Environment officials say they were powerless after Doug Ford killed the Endangered Species Act

Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm The London Science Museum has ended its decades-long partnership with the oil and gas company BP in what has been described as a “seismic shift” for the museum. The Science Museum Group academy, which was established in 2018 to provide training and resources, announced on Friday that it would be ending its partnership with BP. In a statement, the director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, Sir Ian Blatchford, said the partnership had “drawn to a close at the end of the current contract term”. Continue reading...

The crisis of the university is its inability to be honest about the nature of its self-induced crisis. Its leaders or senior managers often share the perspectives of those who wish the university to ...

A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

This is a two-year research project examining the changing relationships between STEM museums and industrial patronage, through both historical and contemporary lenses.

A small, pre-Hispanic bowl, believed to be roughly 2,000 years old, is returning to Peru after being located in Montreal.

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair at University of Alberta. Focused on anti-racism, immigration, citizenship and human rights. She/her.

The campaign against the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ Nakba exhibition shows why arm’s-length cultural institutions must be protected.

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Just before Parliament adjourned for the summer, the Liberal government passed Bill C-30, an omnibus law that gives Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet the power to authorize pesticides in the name o...

After years of advocacy from the Palestinian Canadian community, the first exhibition on the Nakba will launch at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on June 27th. As the Israeli lobby is trying to c...

Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment denied an application from Slate Asset Management to split up an industrial lot. The company has said it is considering building a data centre on part of it. Hundred...

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Researchers from Leiden University and Solid Sustainability Research have published a new study in PLOS Climate on the links between Dutch universities and the tobacco industry. Through this work, the...

The Museum of the City of New York will open its expanded center for social activism alongside a slate of exhibitions, public programs, and screenings.

Historical mineral tables illustrate Canada’s Great Acceleration, highlighting explosive economic growth alongside devastating environmental pollution, worker mortality, and future transition challeng...