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An illustrated portrait of Romana Didulo with her head large in the frame and dramatically lit by a yellow spotlight against a starry background. She is flanked by 2 purple flags and two people lying in futuristic medical beds. Below her are a crowd of followers wearing white baseball caps and holding megaphones and cameras. A bus decorated with advertisements for the Canada 1st Party runs along the bottom with large “Keep Out!” signs on either side.

Romana Didulo believes she has communed with aliens and been recognized by Donald Trump. When she and her inner circle moved to Richmound, Saskatchewan, some residents protested to kick her out. Others saw an opportunity

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World

Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 - by Jonathan Manthorpe

How hundreds of Chinese researchers across the country were identified as undercover scientists

A black-and-white photo of Umar Zameer in front of a red and blue background image of a Toronto courthouse

Justice

The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis

June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 - by Michael Kempa

Disturbing allegations of police collusion come to light after Umar Zameer’s acquittal in officer’s death

A teenage girl stares at her smartphone in a black-and-white photo; the phone casts a technicolour glow

Society

It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students

May 30, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Ira Wells

The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps

A baby with tentacles and multiple hands is surrounded by a halo of unicorns. Worshippers kneel before its pedestal

July/August 2024 / Technology

AI Is a False God

May 29, 2024October 25, 2024 - by Navneet Alang

The real threat with super intelligence is falling prey to the hype

A child kicks a ball in front of a mural of Nelson Mandela edged with graffiti

World

South Africa Doesn’t Need More Heroes

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 - by Zanele Mji

This election year marks three decades since the country defeated apartheid. But we still haven’t fully healed

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Current Affairs

“It’s Like a Cult”: Breaking Free from the Far Right

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 - by Timothy Cooke

A Toronto man’s journey from hate group “rally boy” to anti-fascism

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Politics

Prepare for the Meanest Election in Canadian History

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 - by Stephen Maher

Poilievre and Trudeau agree on very little. But they are united in one way: their mutual hostility

Paramilitary troops in front of a broken, pink wall with a large red cross

World

How States Sanction Violence against Minorities

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 - by Anam Zakaria

Pakistan offers a chilling window into the use of morality laws to legitimize mob assaults

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How the “Queen of Canada” and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town

Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology

The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis

It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students

South Africa Doesn’t Need More Heroes

Prepare for the Meanest Election in Canadian History

How States Sanction Violence against Minorities

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