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Are we headed for near-term human extinction?
A “warning to humanity” raising the spectre “of potentially catastrophic climate change... from burning fossil fuels, deforestation and agricultural production – particularly from farming ruminants for... -
Are pigs people, too?
In a verdict hailed by activists as “a victory for animals,” Toronto Pig Save founder Anita Krajnc was acquitted of criminal mischief Thursday, May 4,... -
How Toronto Pig Save’s Anita Krajnc, inspired by Tolstoy, mobilized animal rights activists worldwide in 2016
In Leo Tolstoy’s short story Esarhaddon, King Of Assyria, the conqueror king wakes up inhabiting the body of his defeated enemy, King Lailie. He greets... -
Migrant workers say they’re Canada’s “modern-day slaves”
The Harvesting Freedom Caravan arrived outside the Ontario Food Terminal on the Queensway Sunday morning, September 25, to mark the 50th year of the Seasonal... -
Migrant workers say they’re Canada’s “modern-day slaves”
The Harvesting Freedom Caravan arrived outside the Ontario Food Terminal on the Queensway Sunday morning, September 25, to mark the 50th year of the Seasonal... -
How Pride Toronto can fix its relationship with the trans community
Is Pride Toronto ready for a trans woman of colour to be its executive director? After a tumultuous summer marked by Black Lives Matter’s controversial... -
Video: Rob Ford remembered at Ford Fest 2016
The DJ set included ‘Cheap thrills’ by Sia, ‘Rich Girl’ by Gwen Stefani, ‘Kill em with kindness’ by Selena Gomez, and ‘Get busy’ by Sean... -
Sunny ways, labour daze
Thousands of workers marched from Queen and University to the Ex on Monday, September 5, in the Labour Day parade. The the annual rite of... -
Dispatches from the Pig Save trial
A Burlington courtroom became the unlikely backdrop of the international struggle for animal rights when Anita Krajnc of Toronto Pig Save appeared on August 24... -
WMDs in the west end of Toronto?
Toronto's west end has a new nuclear neighbour. General Electric Hitachi announced August 19 that it plans to sell its Canadian nuclear operations, including its... -
Toronto Pig Save inspires global animal-rights activism
After five court appearances and a failed attempt to have the charge against her thrown out, Toronto Pig Save activist Anita Krajnc will finally stand... -
Why I run Line 9
Enbridge's Line 9 began carrying tar sands crude without much notice on Tuesday, December 3, but the protests against the project continue. The Financial Post,... -
What these Torontonians have to say about Islamophobia needs to be heard
The Thorncliffe and Flemingdon Park communities rallied on Saturday, November 21, against a string of Islamophobic incidents in their neighbourhoods. More than 200 people marched... -
Rockets red Blair
Toronto's ex-police chief Bill Blair cleaned up in Scarborough Southwest Monday night, easily outdistancing NDP incumbent Dan Harris 25,586 votes to 11,574. Chalk it up to strategic voting or... -
Protesters confront anti-Islam rally at Queens Park
Anti-racist demonstrators thwarted a small rally at Queens Park held by a group calling itself PEGIDA Canada (Patriots of Canada Against the Islamization of the...
