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Assisted dying bill would harm far too many of the patients I care for

This bill ignores vital safeguards. From my frontline experience, I see how it will increase suffering, not ease it

By Dr Lucy Thomas

/ 18 Jun 2025

Assisted dying bill would harm far too many of the patients I care for

Tres ecologistas luchan contra el petróleo y la crisis climática en las Américas

En vísperas de la COP28, tres defensores del medio ambiente revelan los terribles retos a los que se enfrentan y cómo luchan por un entorno sano para todos

By Graciela Martínez

/ 5 Dec 2023

Tres ecologistas luchan contra el petróleo y la crisis climática en las Américas

En vísperas de la COP28, tres defensores del medio ambiente revelan los terribles retos a los que se enfrentan y cómo luchan por un entorno sano para todos

By Graciela Martínez

/ 5 Dec 2023

A community is fighting to stop gold mining firms polluting Ecuador’s rivers

Defenders of the Azuay water, led by Indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, are fighting against gold mining in the region

By Francesc Badia i Dalmases and Andrés Bernal Sánchez

/ 3 Aug 2023

A community is fighting to stop gold mining firms polluting Ecuador’s rivers

Healthcare gig platforms help migrant workers survive – but at what cost?

Platforms like Uber, DoorDash and Deliveroo give migrants a stepping-stone to better jobs. They aren’t such a good idea in healthcare, though

By Laura Lam

/ 20 Apr 2022

Healthcare gig platforms help migrant workers survive – but at what cost?

Mark Carney likes to talk green, but he’s just another agent of the status quo

The former Bank of England governor is finance adviser at COP26 and rumoured to be running for Canadian prime minister. But his new book is just a flutter of platitudes

By Jamie Maxwell

/ 4 Nov 2021

Mark Carney likes to talk green, but he’s just another agent of the status quo

Migrants bear the brunt of Canada’s worsening housing crisis

With fewer homes to rent and rising landlord discrimination, cities such as Montreal must instigate policy change to protect the most vulnerable

By Chloe Reiser

/ 23 Sep 2021

Migrants bear the brunt of Canada’s worsening housing crisis

Controversial Tory-linked PR firm working to oust Trudeau in Canada’s election

Canadian Conservatives recruited Topham Guerin, accused of dirty tricks in Boris Johnson’s 2019 campaign, months before ‘sexist’ ad release

By Peter Geoghegan and Aaron White

/ 17 Sep 2021

Controversial Tory-linked PR firm working to oust Trudeau in Canada’s election

Canada’s elections: How the climate crisis is reshaping politics

In June, Canada became one of the hottest places on Earth – forcing its political parties to confront the realities of climate breakdown

By Shreya Kalra

/ 16 Sep 2021

Canada’s elections: How the climate crisis is reshaping politics

Will hate crimes make Canada a less attractive destination for immigrants?

Canada has long claimed to be a global defender of human rights, but it has not always been welcoming towards immigrants from East and Southeast Asia

By Miu Chung Yan

/ 30 Aug 2021

Will hate crimes make Canada a less attractive destination for immigrants?

A feminist foreign policy for Spain

Spain advocates for building a feminist foreign policy and is taking the first steps to do so. But where do you begin?

By Lourdes Romero

/ 12 Aug 2021

O que a justiça significa para os indígenas sobreviventes de genocídio no Canadá?

A descoberta de novos túmulos de crianças indígenas levadas pelo governo para assimilação forçada choca o mundo – finalmente

By Brandi Morin

/ 15 Jul 2021

Mulher e criança se abraçando em frente das escadas