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Premier Jason Kenney at a news briefing. Image: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr
Kenney government spins premier's meddling in pandemic response as tale of betrayal by leaker
David J. Climenhaga | CBC scoop shows how Alberta pandemic response has been guided more by political pressure and right-wing ideology than science and expert advice. A witch-hunt for the leaker will be launched.
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Minister Steven Guilbeault in Parliament yesterday. Image: Steven Guilbeault/Twitter
Heritage minister stumbles when asked about CBC branded content project
Karl Nerenberg | Minister Steven Guilbeault was on the right track when he pointed out that the CBC operates with considerable autonomy. He went off track when he spoke of journalistic independence.
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Where there's a will, there's a way forward
Celia Chandler, Pro Bono | While wills are important to dividing up the fortunes of the rich, they are just as important for regular people who don't own property or have big bank accounts.
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Caribou near Old Crow Yukon. Image: whatsupyukon.com
On his way out, Trump threatens survival of Northern Indigenous people
Karl Nerenberg | With time running out, the president is pushing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling process forward, hoping to make it irrevocable.
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Ontario won't fund the fight to save kids from COVID-19
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | RadioLabour's Canada Report: The Ontario government has $9 billion to spend on schools, but refuses. Violence against women transport workers. And more.
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'Authoritarian' culture of fear prevents health-care workers from speaking out
Chelsea Nash | If health-care workers had whistleblower protections, we may have known more about dangerous COVID-19 conditions sooner.
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Former Alberta politician and envoy to Washington D.C. Gary Mar in 2018. Image: David J. Climenhaga
Veteran Alberta politician says likely only Trudeau can save Jason Kenney's Keystone XL pipe-dream
David J. Climenhaga | If incoming U.S. president Joe Biden nixes Keystone XL, as is widely expected, Alberta will be out billions and Kenney will be left with egg on his face.
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Pandemic encourages city dwellers to learn about agriculture
Lois Ross | "The reality is that most Canadians do not know much about food issues -- they do not understand issues of farm to plate," says Mark Gregory, founder of Farmwork to Feed Canada.
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Cuban doctor administers a vaccine in Haiti in 2010. Image: United Nations Photo/Flickr
Cuba's medical internationalism during the pandemic deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
Rick Arnold, Council of Canadians | Since March 2020, Cuba has sent 52 medical teams to 39 countries to buttress often shaky health-care systems where the poor and marginalized are at the highest risk of contracting the disease.
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Art in the isolation of Canada's north
Victoria Fenner | Kimberly Edgar talks about the isolation of Dawson City, Yukon, and how being up north in a small community has helped their art to flourish during COVID-19, in Episode 2 of "My Art Wears a Mask."
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Image: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr
Alberta replaces half-measures with slightly tougher half-measures to fight pandemic
David J. Climenhaga | Public health policy in Alberta appears to be guided by business lobby groups, not the chief medical officer of health.
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'The Donut King' is a sweet story with surprising fillings
June Chua | "The Donut King" tells the rags-to-riches-to-rags story of Ted Ngoy, blended with the tragedy of the Cambodian civil war, and glazed by the fascinating rise of doughnut shops in America.
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