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A long-running lethal gull control program at the Robin Hood Bay landfill aims to mitigate risks for aircraft landing at St. John’s International Airport, but critics say it’s the wrong approach. Ian Jones, a marine bird biologist at Memorial University, said he’s been concerned about the number of seagulls at …
Read More »Rural northeast Pickering could become home for 72,000 people. Critics say the city is moving too fast
Advocates are urging Pickering city council to reject a plan to develop 1,600 hectares of rural land in the city’s northeast end pending further consultation with First Nations and studies on the project’s environmental impact and cost. The proposal aims to transform the area — which is surrounded by but …
Read More »As Russia launches criminal probe against Telegram CEO, the app’s critics come to its defence
LISTEN | Full interview with Access Now’s Natalia Krapiva: As It Happens6:49Digital rights advocates say Russia’s Telegram clampdown is a violation of free speech Pavel Durov, CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has dismissed Russia’s criminal investigation against him as a “sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own …
Read More »Quebec struck peace with doctors, but critics say patients lost out
It was a deal reached just in time for the holidays, averting the threat of multiple medical clinic closures and the departure of hundreds of doctors from the health system. But as the dust settles on the agreement between the Quebec government and family doctors, the initial relief is giving …
Read More »‘Obviously cruel policies’: U.K.’s proposed asylum rules draw pushback from critics
Tough new asylum rules proposed by Britain’s Labour government have sparked debate not just in Britain, but within the governing party as critics accuse the leadership of donning a hard-right mantle to counter a rise in the polls by the populist anti-immigration party, Reform UK. Before presenting the proposals at …
Read More »White House officials defend firing of labour statistics official as critics warn of trust erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data. U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CBS that Trump had “real concerns” about the …
Read More »Trump’s military parade is costing millions and, potentially, something more valuable, critics say
Donald Trump’s long-desired military parade was only confirmed six weeks ago, but it now arrives in a week that has raised alarm among military experts and Democrats over the politicization of American troops. According to The Associated Press, Saturday’s parade in Washington will feature synchronized flyovers of military aircraft, along …
Read More »Not-for-profits are racing to save affordable apartments. But critics say we should just build new ones
Marleny Ozuna Felix seems to have won the lottery of landlords. For as long as she stays in her building, the single mother of three has a guarantee that her home will remain affordable. She pays $964 per month for a one-bedroom apartment in Burnaby, B.C. — roughly $1,390 cheaper …
Read More »Followed, threatened and smeared — attacks by China against its critics in Canada are on the rise
For Yao Zhang, the news came as a shock. Sexually explicit, deepfake images of her were circulating widely online — an attack that Ottawa blamed on the Chinese government. It wasn’t the first time Zhang had been targeted by China. Shortly after the Quebec-based accountant-turned-influencer travelled to Taiwan in January 2024 to …
Read More »‘No MAGA left behind’: Trump turning pardons into partisan exercise, critics say
As U.S. President Donald Trump makes a dizzying series of tariff proclamations, puts Ivy League schools in his sights over their policies, and tries to broker ceasefire agreements in global conflicts, his administration is periodically issuing pardons and commutations that attract less media attention. These recent decisions — which included a …
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