Ontario’s new “food independence” legislation promises resilience and local food systems, but the reality is more complicated. These goals are politically appealing, particularly during a period of gl...

Children in Gaza have begun to die of severe malnutrition in increasing numbers as Israel continues to starve the people of Gaza. Infants are the most severely affected, as hunger devours their bodies...

A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.

The wealthiest amass more through higher salaries and passive income, while workers face stagnating wages.

"This is preventable starvation," said Alex de Waal. "It is entirely man-made."

This is the end. The final blood-soaked chapter of the genocide. It will be over soon. Weeks. At most. Two million people are camped out amongst the rubble or in the open air. Dozens are killed and wo...

The true commitment to racial justice lies not in performative statements, but in sustained support for marginalized scholars and research, even during economic and political precarity.

In a new push for ‘lawfare’, pro-Israel groups are weaponizing the courts to silence criticism of Israel

One IDF officer said that not only are Israeli troops killing military-age males, "we're killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs. We're destroying their houses and pissing on their...

Professors of Indigenous studies and gender studies say they'd like to see York University reverse the decision it recently made to suspend enrolment in those programs.

In these turbulent and rapidly shifting times, we often search for quick answers. “How to respond to Trump 2.0?” is a question that calls for an immediate response here in Canada. This question harbor...

Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from recovering grant funds issued as part of a $20 billion climate funding program that Republican President Donald Trump's administration has moved to terminate.

Members of York University Faculty Association claim York has invested in a “risky and underfunded expansion,” including a new medical school.

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

What happens when a government stops believing in education?

(February 20, 2025) – The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on York Univ

After years of underfunding, the province’s colleges and universities are now in financial free fall—slashing staff, cutting programs, and shuttering campuses.

Regenerative farming programs supported by the USDA are thrown into chaos as federal funding is put on pause.

This paper examines recent initiatives to expand farming in Northern Ontario, Canada, situating these within the historical context of settler colonial agriculture. We ask: how do contemporary effort...

“The alternative is a world where people come first and not where the interests of large corporations come first.”

This paper examines recent initiatives to expand farming in Northern Ontario, Canada, situating these within the historical context of settler colonial agriculture. We ask: how do contemporary effort...

Lee Mordechai says his country is committing genocide, as his report documents a wide range of atrocities committed by Israeli forces

Without a clear picture of the actual drivers affecting food prices, we lack the necessary information for developing policies that protect the rights and well-being of Canadians.

Published November 24 2024 By Joie Chowdhury, Senior Attorney of Climate Litigation and Accountability for CIEL’s Climate & Energy Program,  and Rossella Recupero, CIEL’s Communications Campaign Speci...

The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer ones

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed The climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a “travesty of justice” that should not have been adopted, some countries’ negotiators have said. The…

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas military commander.