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A hinge point for human rights

Over 75 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established and signed by the newly formed United Nations after the atrocities of the Second World War to create a roadmap that establishes...

If AI is a bubble, what happens when it pops?

With the absolutely massive amounts of money tied up in the AI data centre boom, it's not hard to see why people fear a bubble. That worry has come into sharper focus in recent weeks, following comments from...

Canada's complicated 'situationship' with the U.S. (FB Exclusive)

It started with U.S. President Donald Trump's 'quips' about Canada becoming the 51st state. Nearly a year later, the Canada-U.S. relationship has weathered a barrage of tariffs, trade threats and taunts....

Why the Epstein emails go way beyond Trump

This week, thousands of pages of documents were released from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Some suggest Donald Trump knew more about Epstein’s crimes than the President has let on ––...

Poilievre tries to turn the page

The decisions of one Conservative MP to cross the floor, and another to resign have sparked a wider conversation about whether Pierre Poilievre should remain leader of the party.Those moves also forced the...

The former PM and the pop star

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is dating the American pop star Katy Perry. He’s been spotted with her on her yacht, singing along at her concerts, and globetrotting with her hand in hand.It’s not the...

Nick Fuentes and the mainstreaming of neo-Nazism

Nick Fuentes and his followers - Groypers - are working to push American conservatism and the MAGA movement into even more dangerous and reactionary territory. He started to gain a following in 2017 after the...

Is Pierre Poilievre’s leadership in trouble?

The Conservative party is reeling from a pair of resignations that happened during budget week.First, Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont crossed the floor to the Liberals, citing disagreement with Conservative...

Trump's re-election, one year later (FB Exclusive)

One year after Trump’s election, the U.S. looks very different than it did in 2024. PM Mark Carney has dubbed Trump “transformative”, and there’s no indication the president is shifting gears. CBC’s...

How Orwell’s words became our reality

Writer George Orwell has had a major impact on the way we talk about and view the world. His book 1984 introduced us to words and phrases like “thoughtcrime,” “doublespeak” and “Big Brother,” which have...