Often underreported or ignored by national media, the unique and complex issues facing the people who call Yukon home rarely get the attention they deserve.
For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town.
For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town.
Un nouveau documentaire, Ados et armés, traite de la question de l’usage croissant des armes à feu chez les adolescents québécois. Le film donne la chance aux adolescents concernés de parler pour eux-mêmes. Le réalisateur du film, Fabrice Vil, se joint à nous pour parler des problèmes systémiques qui nous ont amenés ici. Nous parlons aussi de racisme dans le sport, suite à une histoire dans Le Droit concernant le traitement choquant infligé à deux joueurs racisés dans une ligue de hockey jeunesse à Gatineau.
The new refrain in the press gallery is that Trudeau has got to go. How seriously should we take this?
Starting in the early 2000s, the federal government allowed for the creation of a new First Nations band in Newfoundland, the Qalipu First Nation. Many people from across the province joined, including Justin Brake and his family. But, did they have a legitimate claim to Indigenous ancestry?
It’s easy to imagine medical science and research being done from the safety of a lab with all the proper controls in place. But sometimes, it all starts with one person, going underwater, and exploring caves for unique and mysterious sea creatures.
It was impossible to look away once CBC released the story and Fifth Estate documentary questioning Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous identity. How well did the CBC do in its reporting?
