Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US

Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests

New DNA technique could bring closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous people

But experts say this risks DNA sovereignty

Killed in Cop City

Manuel Teran gave up everything to live in the forest. Nine months after their death, their family searches for answers, and the state cracks down on their fellow protesters

‘They Care About Their Plants and Not Us’: For Migrant Farmworkers in Ontario, COVID-19 Made a Bad Situation Worse

Migrant farmworkers lived in cramped, impersonal conditions long before the pandemic brought outbreaks and lockdowns. Then Canada hit pause on in-person inspections, and many workers hit a breaking point

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Pipeline Company Paid Police for Arresting and Surveilling Protesters

Canadian company Enbridge picked up the tab for U.S. police wages, training and equipment – and let police know when it wanted demonstrators arrested

‘Them Plants are Killing Us’: Inside a Cross-Border Battle Against Cancer and Pollution

Two communities — one in Canada, one in the U.S. — share both a border along the St. Marys River and a toxic legacy that has contributed to high rates of cancer. Now the towns are banding together to fight a ferrochrome plant.

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What Would It Look Like To Take the Indigenous Water Crisis Seriously?

Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants. But thousands of households still can't drink from the tap.

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When Border Security Crosses a Line

At international borders, there's a new gold rush for tech companies that are collecting biometric data with little regulation or disclosure. For people migrating under desperate circumstances, surveillance can mean life or death.

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How a Fake Guru Set Up a Wild Wild Country-Style Commune in Mexico

Former followers accuse Ozen Rajneesh of cheating them out of their life savings while pretending to be the successor of Osho

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#MeToo Hits Canada’s Parliament

I interviewed more than 40 women about sexual harassment in Canada’s Parliament. These are their stories.

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Mike Smith of Trailer Park Boys Accused of Sexual Assault

The Netflix show is a point of pride in a close-knit East Coast community, but its lead actor has twice faced assault allegations.

Canada’s Indigenous Water Crisis

It seems unfathomable: that in a country like Canada, with abundant fresh water resources, people still can't get safe drinking water out of their taps. But that's the case for many First Nations — in some places, it has been like that for decades.

Indigenous Communities Still Face Chronic Issues in Getting Safe Drinking Water

The government claimed it had solved water advisories in 50 Indigenous communities, so we called all of them to check.

Low pay for First Nations water operators is threatening drinking water

Water operators on some First Nations make $12 an hour.

More than half of First Nations communities in Canada are affected by industrial pollution

Indigenous peoples in Canada have faced illness and even death due to toxic waste. In the 335 communities affected, the government has failed to fix the problem.

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Nine Months Held Hostage by Abu Sayyaf

Marites Flor was held captive alongside John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, who were executed by the Islamic State-linked group. She survived.

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How Energy Companies Woo Indigenous Chiefs on Controversial Projects

Secret contracts show how pipeline companies offer money to secure buy-in from chiefs. But are they negotiating with the right people?

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Murdered in Halifax: Before Loretta Saunders, There Was Tanya Brooks

Before she was murdered by her roommates, Loretta Saunders was researching the unsolved murder of another Indigenous woman