When government demands a “return on investment” from education
With its move to performance-based funding, Alberta is rethinking the purpose of postsecondary
June 27, 2022
By CANADALAND
CANADALAND
#792 Education: What Is It Good For?
Funding cuts, tuition increases and staff layoffs. What's going on with post-secondary institutions in Alberta?
June 27, 2022
Lessons from the one unionized Starbucks in Canada
A single Starbucks location, in Victoria, B.C., successfully organized in 2020. Now several others are hoping to join them.
June 13, 2022
By Cherise Seucharan
“Dog Killed, Man Dead”: Global News’ Language For Police Shootings
We all like dogs, but...
June 24, 2021
By Danielle Paradis
Short Cuts
#301 Jason Kenney Vs. Bigfoot
What's the best way to cover allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces - or just generally, really? And the Alberta government has some harsh words for an animated Bigfoot movie.
March 18, 2021
CANADALAND
#353 Dinosaur Internet
The pandemic has widened the digital divide, leaving people from Iqaluit to rural Alberta and Ontario fuming at ISPs like Xplornet.
January 3, 2021
Short Cuts
#273 – Anti-Rebel, Prorogue
Prime Minister Trudeau just needs a quick reset. And Postmedia stands in solidarity with Rebel News. Former CAJ President and Ryerson journalism professor Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.
August 20, 2020
CANADALAND
#335 Why It’s Illegal to Protest In Alberta
A new law in Alberta is Jason Kenney’s latest front in the oil war.
July 27, 2020
CANADALAND
#326 While We Weren’t Looking
In the face of a global pandemic, it’s hard to focus on anything else.
May 17, 2020
COMMONS
PANDEMIC #3 – McKenzie Towne
The McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre has experienced the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in Alberta. But some people say that their loved ones were killed by neglect at McKenzie Towne long before the pandemic even began.
