Gig-economy workers have been risking their health to deliver things like meals and groceries during the pandemic, and provinces should recognize their essential work by taking steps to protect them with employee status, writes Paris Marx.
Day: March 30, 2021
This month’s mass shooting in Atlanta comes amid an alarming spike in attacks against people of Asian heritage during the COVID-19 pandemic — prompting Canadian teachers to explore this disturbing thread as they tackle anti-racist education in their classrooms.
The suicide crisis among Indian farmers is deeply felt in the poorest districts in Punjab, which is often referred to as the country’s breadbasket, because of its rich soil and rice fields. Nearly every village here has had a string of suicides over the past few decades, but the problem is a national one, Salimah Shivji reports.
When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes. However, a new report suggests that many regions affected by hurricanes will likely experience storms of greater intensity as a result of Earth’s changing climate.
When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes. However, a new report suggests that many regions affected by hurricanes will likely experience storms of greater intensity as a result of Earth’s changing climate.