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29/07/25
Author: 
Evan Dyer
An Israeli soldier carries mortar shell cases in southern Israel, near Gaza, on Nov. 25, 2023. Tax and shipping records appear to say Canadian companies have continued to ship ammunition and other materiel to Israel despite Ottawa's claims to the contrary. (Tsafrir Abayov/The Associated Press)

July 25, 2025

Tax and shipping records appear to contradict Ottawa's claims

The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping records appear to contradict that claim. 

29/07/25
Author: 
Larry Beasley, Patrick Condon, Andy Yan and 24 others
A razed single-family home in Vancouver. More supply alone won’t deliver affordability, say 27 experienced professionals. Photo by David Beers.

July 29, 2025

28/07/25
Author: 
NUPGE
Gaza children

July 28, 2025  

We are witnessing unimaginable suffering in Gaza, as Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war through its blockade and militarized aid system.

People in Gaza are dying from malnutrition and hunger-related illnesses. This week, over 100 humanitarian organizations warned of mass starvation in Gaza. Aid workers, health care workers, and journalists cannot do their jobs because they, too, are facing starvation.

28/07/25
Author: 
Ben Parfitt
Jason Alexander’s mill is going without logs, as the local community forest sells to pulp mills in Prince George. Photo supplied.

July 25, 2025

Why does so much community forest timber end up as wood chips instead of higher-end products? A Tyee investigation.

14/07/25
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
Toxins leak from a crumpled storage tank at the bankrupted Port Alice mill. Due to lax regulations, the BC public will pay for cleanup. Photo via PricewaterhouseCoopers.

July 14, 2025

Documents expose the huge cleanup BC faces for Port Alice and 11 more shut mills. Will new projects also slip off the hook?

13/07/25
Author: 
Sam Gindin
‘An Offer You Can’t Refuse’: Trump Sends Canada a Wake-up Call

July 13, 2025 

‘An Offer You Can’t Refuse’: Trump Sends Canada a Wake-up Call

An all-too predictable pattern has emerged in US-Canada relations. US President Donald Trump makes Canada ‘an offer it can’t refuse’. What follows is a national gnashing of teeth, flag-waving, businesses and politicians going patriotic. The Canadian government then caves, lamenting we had ‘no choice’.

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