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The Breach

@TheBreach@mastodon.social

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Critical and investigative journalism that maps a just, viable future.

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Joined July 19, 2023

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· 2mo ago

Watching CBC News, you might not even make the connection between this year's extreme wildfire season, and fossil fuel-induced climate change. Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss gaps in the public broadcaster’s climate coverage. https://breachmedia.ca/why-is-cbcs-reporting-on-wildfires-ignoring-the-role-of-climate-change/

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Why is CBC’s reporting on wildfires ignoring the role of climate change? ⋆ The Breach

Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss the climate gaps in CBC’s wildfire coverage

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· 2mo ago

A new investigation by Euan Thomson and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-universities-set-up-a-secret-network-to-crack-down-on-student-palestine-demonstrators/

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Canadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The Breach

Universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence

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· 3mo ago

Mark Carney is overseeing a massive expansion of AI data centres in Canada, and it’s raising all kinds of concerns. Marcus Werner reports on the fast-growing movement that’s rising against the wave of planned data centre projects—and in some cases, already winning. https://breachmedia.ca/inside-the-rising-country-wide-movement-against-ai-data-centres/

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Inside the rising country-wide movement against AI data centres ⋆ The Breach

Canada is getting hit with an AI data centre boom. But resistance is emerging, getting coordinated, and already clocking wins

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· 5mo ago

Danielle Smith has a plan to destroy public health care in Alberta—and she’s not doing it alone.

Documents and lobbying records reveal the government is consulting directly with Canada’s private insurance giants on how to implement two-tier health care, reports Nikolas Barry-Shaw. https://breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box-danielle-smith-and-insurance-giants-unleash-attack-on-healthcare/

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‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach

Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada

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· 2mo ago

The Drug User Liberation Front is in court, arguing Canada’s laws violate the human rights of users who are dying from toxic drugs. If successful, their case could open a pathway for safe supply. But if they lose, two activists face life imprisonment, reports Stephanie Harrington. https://breachmedia.ca/in-a-bid-to-transform-canadas-drug-laws-vancouver-activists-risk-life-imprisonment/

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In a bid to transform Canada’s drug laws, Vancouver activists risk life imprisonment ⋆ The Breach

Two activists who sourced, tested, and distributed drugs could face life in prison. Their Charter challenge argues drug users have a right to a safer supply

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· 5mo ago

There are now over 2,000 renewable energy projects by Indigenous nations in Canada.

Canada has a choice: to get behind Indigenous energy leadership, or to stand in the way by bankrolling a fossil-fuelled status quo, write Serena Mendizabal and Farron Rickerby-Nishi. https://breachmedia.ca/pick-a-path-there-is-no-energy-transition-without-indigenous-nations/

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Pick a path: There is no energy transition without Indigenous nations ⋆ The Breach

Indigenous communities are not waiting for permission to start a green transition—they’re forging ahead. Will Canada follow, or stand in their way?

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· 3mo ago

In the face of manufactured controversy, Winnipeg’s Nakba exhibit is a breakthrough. El Jones speaks to the Palestinian advocates who made the exhibit happen and who finally see their history reflected in a major Canadian institution. https://breachmedia.ca/the-nakba-exhibit-is-a-breakthrough-for-a-long-silenced-palestinian-narrative/

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The Nakba exhibit is a breakthrough for a long-silenced Palestinian narrative ⋆ The Breach

Despite the manufactured controversy, the 12-metre exhibit is the first time the story of Palestinian dispossession is being told in a national institution