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‘Minosin Kikiwa’, or a good home, for Indigenous older adults is defined as a safe, affordable and accessible space that fosters a holistic balance of physical, spiritual, mental and emotional well-being through deep connections to family, kin, community and culture. (Unsplash)

How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults

The Indigenous Seniors Research Committee examined the housing and care needs of Indigenous older adults in Winnipeg, Manitoba. And the evidence suggests a housing crisis that is economic and cultural.
The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, in Pickering, Ont. Several countries, including Canada, have produced nuclear energy for decades; however, finding a permanent solution to nuclear waste has proven challenging. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia‑long ethical questions

Such repositories raise complex ethical questions around public safety, particularly given the millennia-long timescales of nuclear waste.
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks as Nisga'a Nation President, Eva Clayton, and Nisga'a CEO, Andrew Robinson, listen during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement of an environmental assessment certificate from the Government of British Columbia in Vancouver, on Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Who benefits from ‘nation‑building’ projects like Ksi Lisims?

Calling Ksi Lisims a “nation-building” project masks unresolved questions about who benefits, who bears the risks and how the project fits into a rapidly changing global liquefied natural gas market.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, signs an memorandum of understanding on pipelines with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., on Nov. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Why Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta puts the Canadian federation in jeopardy

The federal government’s deal with Alberta over a pipeline to British Columbia is offside for many reasons — and will deepen divisions among Canadian provinces.
Indigenous land protectors and allies in September 2025 at the Here We Stand encampment in Treaty 9 territory, in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire. (Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence/Eleven North Visuals)

Ontario’s Bill 5 erodes good governance in the province

Ontario’s Bill 5 eliminates key environmental protections and grants the provincial government sweeping powers to fast-track development with little to no oversight.

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