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No, there’s no rise in hate; there’s a rise in panic

For some easily triggered individuals, a MAGA hat or a simple OK hand gesture is proof of white supremacy. In a climate like this, where any harmless gesture can be hate, it’s very easy to manipulate data in order to make people be fearful of each other.

Libby Emmons and Barrett Wilson / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Asylum claim backlog expected to balloon to 100,000 by 2021 with wait times extending over five years

The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRRB) has given up on the possibility of reducing the current backlog and has opted for “managing” the current growth.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

The majority of the U.S. wants the Raptors to beat the Warriors

The NBA, more than any other league, is used to having regular customers in their NBA finals. In the previous five finals, the NBA Finals have featured only four teams out of 30 in the league (Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat.)

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Alex Trebek fights back—cancer in "near remission"

Trebek’s diagnosis came with a 9 percent survival rate. But Trebek planned all along to beat the diagnosis.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / May 29, 2019

Business & Finance

Social media threatens democracy by ginning up negativity, modifying user behaviour say tech-insiders

In order to safeguard personal liberty and democracy, the government must regulate the online public square and if necessary, shut down non-compliant social media sites altogether.

Jason Unrau / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Bell Canada wants to block websites, regulate streaming services

It turns out that Bell has some interesting aspirations for government regulation. They want the feds to regulate Netflix, Amazon and other U.S. services

Yanky Pollak / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Breast implants recalled from Canada may cause cancer

On Tuesday, HC said it has suspended the licences of a European-based Allergan for its Biocell implants, after finding higher rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among patients with those implants.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Quebec judge rules that SNC-Lavalin must face trial on fraud and bribery charges

According to a Quebec Court judge, there is enough evidence for SNC-Lavalin to be tried bribery charges.

Barrett Wilson / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Ontario is drowning in debt and Liberals just don’t get it

To the happy tax-and-spend progressives the province’s rapidly growing debt is just a fear mongering tool used by the fiscal conservative to push spending cuts.

Ali Taghva / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Toronto Raptors start fundraiser for family of hit-and-run victim

The driver who hit Radiul Chowdhury in Toronto’s east end, surrendered to police Monday.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / May 29, 2019

Canadian News, News

Scheer hopes to succeed where Trudeau has failed; pledges to fix Canada’s immigration system

The speech which was delivered in Toronto was called “Unity in Diversity” and it took an overall positive tone in what Scheer painted as a restoration of an immigration system broken by the Trudeau Liberals.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / May 28, 2019

Opinion

Trudeau government risks economy and refugee system through divisive rhetoric

If the Conservative party has risked the nation’s economy and refugee system, have the Liberals not done the same?

Ali Taghva / May 28, 2019

Opinion

In defence of conscience rights: Bill C-418

Bill C-418 would also make it an offence to dismiss from employment or to refuse to employ a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, pharmacist or any other health care professional for the reason only that they refuse to take part.

David Anderson / May 28, 2019

Opinion

In defence of the virtual “Wild-West”

There’s a new chief in town and apparently it’s Canada’s Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / May 28, 2019

Culture

China's hip-hop scene is an unlikely haven for free speech

It appears that co-opting an art form known to be anti-system and infusing it with "Chinese qualities," as per Xi's directive, may prove trickier than first thought.

Joseph Fang / May 28, 2019

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