- Headlines - 08/13/25
Wednesday, August 13th 2025
Air Canada to start cancelling trips after flight attendants’ union issues strike notice, Vanmala Subramaniam, Globe and Mail (Aug. 13)
As Trump takes over Washington, the city watches for potential fallout, Adrian Morrow, Globe and Mail (Aug. 12)
U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach, Lizzie Dearden, New York Times (Aug. 13)
Sudanese RSF fighters kill more than 40 people in Darfur camp, Al Jazeera (Aug. 12)
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Friday, June 27th 2025
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The Alberta government’s decision to wade into school library curation is part of a broader trend towards censoring books that has intensified in the past several years.
Lethbridge native Ira Wells, director of the free expression group PEN Canada, published a book, On Book Banning, earlier this year. He joins the Orchardcast to discuss the origins of t…
- Alberta is an environmental liability
Saturday, June 7th 2025
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With Donald Trump’s tariffs fundamentally altering Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner, oil and gas pipelines have been put back on the agenda as a purported means of enhancing Canadian self-reliance.
Fossil fuel industry employee-turned-critic Jenny Yeremiy argues that building more pipelines will only exacerbate the economic and env…
- What's next for the federal NDP?
Wednesday, May 21st 2025
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Matt Fodor is the author of From Layton to Singh: The 20-year conflict behind the NDP’s deal with the Trudeau Liberals. He joins the Orchardcast to explain the NDP consultant class’s efforts to shape the outcome of the upcoming leadership race.
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