Canada Archives

Letter From the Yukon Territory: A Rare Case of River Piracy Threatens an Entire Community

For the people who live along Canada's Kluane Lake, it doesn't matter whether the Slims River was the first or the 10th or the 100th river to be stolen by climate change.

Eva Holland

Education

People With Down Syndrome Are Not Endangered Animals

Cute, well-intentioned depictions of people with Down syndrome as charismatic megafauna literally dehumanize them.

David M. Perry

Viewfinder: Marijuana Is Legal in Canada

A man smokes marijuana during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, on October 17th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

Canada’s Most Prominent Black Activist Is Fighting Doug Ford. He Also Has a Message for White Liberals.

Desmond Cole says the recent election of Ontario's right-wing premier is Canada's Trumpian moment.

Brian J. Barth

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau speaks with President Donald Trump during the G7 summit G7 meeting on June 8th, 2018, in Quebec City, Canada.

Here’s What’s Changing With the U.S.’s New Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico

Republican politicians are hailing the new agreement as a trade milestone. Some labor groups would disagree.

Dwyer Gunn

Demonstrators use a mock oil pipeline to block the entrance to the Canadian Embassy in central London on April 18th, 2018, as they protest against the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from Alberta's oil sands to the Pacific Ocean.

Environment

A Canadian Court Strikes a Blow to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project

The Canadian Federal Court of Appeals ruled against the Trans Mountain pipeline in what some are calling a major setback for oil and a win for environmental and indigenous groups.

Emily Moon

Mount Cheam seen from Seabird Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Social Justice

Why Do Native Women Keep Disappearing?

North America is still not safe for indigenous women—and we need all the support we can get.

Terese Marie Mailhot

A long line of asylum seekers wait to illegally cross the Canada/U.S. border.

Social Justice

As Asylum Seekers Head to Canada, Concerns Among the Local Indigenous Population Grow

An influx of refugees into Manitoba has raised concern among indigenous Canadians about how limited governmental resources will be distributed between the groups.

Rose Gilbert

Environment

Canadian Government Keeps Controversial Pipeline Project Alive

The Canadian government announced plans Tuesday to buy a controversial pipeline that would carry oil from Alberta's tar sands to a port in Vancouver, the New York Times reports.

Kate Wheeling

Letter From Asbestos, Quebec: Welcome to Asbestos

Touching asbestos doesn't scare Pierrette Théroux, founder of the Asbestos Historical Society. As a child, she woke to dustings of asbestos, fallen overnight like snow.

Crystal Chan