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A Royal Canadian Air Force member helps evacuees board a flight at northern Manitoba’s Norway House Airport in June as crews fought wildfires in the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Canadian cities are unprepared for climate‑driven migration — here’s what they can do

As climate change worsens extreme weather events, people in rural areas will increasingly seek refuge in urban areas. Cities must prepare to host and care for them.
The Sandison Farm at Brandon, Manitoba in 1892. Between 1870 and 1914, the population on the Prairies grew from 75,000 to 1.5 million, and wheat rapidly became the king crop. (CP/National Archives of Canada/J.A. Brock )

‘Cows and plows:’ The settlement over a broken Indigenous treaty shows the urgent need for more transparent governance

The Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement aims to address unmet Crown promises, but tensions over governance, transparency and leadership could undermine its potential for Indigenous communities.
Justin Flett, far right, has accused a Manitoba ER doctor of anti-Indigenous racism. Flett is shown at a news conference in Winnipeg with Assembly of First Nations Manitoba Regional Chief Willie Moore, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs acting Grand Chief Betsy Kennedy and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brittany Hobson

Living to tell the story: Lawsuit accuses ER doctor of anti‑Indigenous racism

Two years ago, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba apologized and accepted responsibility for failing to fairly treat Indigenous patients. But has it made any difference?
Invasive species (including the plant species, Eurasian watermilfoil, pictured here) pose a real risk to many of Canada’s freshwater habitats. (Shutterstock)

Invasive species are reshaping aquatic ecosystems, one lake at a time

Freshwater ecosystems in Canada, and around the world, are more fragile than they look and vulnerable to invasive species. Canada’s lakes and rivers require constant vigilance to protect from invasion.
‘Slash/Back,’ directed by Nyla Innuksuk, follows a group of Inuit girls who fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town. (Mixtape SB Productions Inc.)

‘Decolonizing Lens’: Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the beauty of Indigenous worldviews

The Winnipeg-based series has screened over 100 films in multiple genres by Indigenous filmmakers, and brings filmmakers together with audiences as a form of public education.
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground as a deer stands in a canola field near Olds, Alta., in July 2020. Standard agricultural systems in Canada and around the world achieve high yields, but at times at great ecological costs. Agroecology aims to address these issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

How agroecology can be part of a ‘just transition’ for Canada’s food system

Agroecology could be an effective way to address food insecurity and respond to the climate crisis. However, significant hurdles remain.
There seems to be a lack of urgency to address the mental health concerns of Black men in Canada, which can result in horrifying and deadly encounters with police. (Shutterstock)

Black men’s mental health concerns are going unnoticed and unaddressed

Black men and boys must continuously confront the negative stereotypes attached with Black masculinity, and this can impact their mental health.
An ethicist calls the government’s decision to not support a search for murdered Indigenous women immoral. Pictured here is a protest to support the search in Winnipeg. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

A moral argument to search the landfill in Winnipeg for murdered Indigenous women

Manitoba’s provincial government has declined to support a search for three murdered Indigenous women, citing health and safety concerns. An ethicist explains why this decision needs to be rethought.
Vern DeLaronde, the founder of the First Nations Indigenous Warriors, walks on the main road into the Brady Road landfill, just outside of Winnipeg, July 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Manitoba’s reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women’s remains in landfill are a smokescreen

Manitoba’s refusal to fund the search for the remains of three Indigenous women is met with denouncement from the Assembly of First Nations.
The intersection along the Trans-Canada highway near Carberry, Man. where a bus collided with a semi-truck killing 16 people and injuring nine others. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

After the Manitoba crash, Canada needs to rethink bus safety

Safety investigations into serious road collisions need to be conducted at a national level and by an independent body in the same manner air and rail occurrences are investigated.
Could arts and culture become a new ‘bread basket’ export? This is one of four scenarios the Future Prairie Theatre research team explored. (Shutterstock)

The theatre we want in 2040? We used ‘strategic foresight’ to plan on the Prairies

Amid ecological and social change and economic instability, theatre artists in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are mapping possible outcomes and goals.
Research found that investor ownership of farmland in Saskatchewan was negligible in 2002, but by 2018 had climbed to nearly one million acres — almost 18 times the size of Saskatoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians

Farm consolidation, increasing land concentration and expanding investor ownership of farmland is leading to growing land inequality in the Canadian Prairies.

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