#The flap over Yellowknife’s flag-raising practices

#The flap over Yellowknife’s flag-raising practices

“#The flap over Yellowknife’s flag-raising practices” At the request of Turkish Yellowknifers, the city proclaimed Oct. 29 as ‘Turkish Republic Day’ and raised the iconic flag outside city hall. Then complaints started rolling in. Three years ago, Yellowknife resident Reyhan Sarikaya didn’t know her city had a municipal flagpole. At least, she’d never noticed it….

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#‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’

#‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’

“#‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’” Pam Palmater: Reconciliation has not just gone off the rails—many Indigenous peoples think it’s dead Reconciliation has not just gone off the rails—many Indigenous peoples think it’s dead. That is a damning assessment from peoples who, more often than not, have extended their…

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#The urban foxes of Whitehorse

#The urban foxes of Whitehorse

“#The urban foxes of Whitehorse” PHOTOS: Wildlife photographer Peter Mather took up a pandemic project—capturing unexpected stills of the city’s thriving, resilient fox population As the pandemic raged on, Whitehorse-based wildlife photographer Peter Mather found himself walking his dog for hours a day. On one of these walks he had a run-in with one of…

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#The truth about Uber Eats, DoorDash and Skip the Dishes

#The truth about Uber Eats, DoorDash and Skip the Dishes

“#The truth about Uber Eats, DoorDash and Skip the Dishes” Corey Mintz: It only took a global pandemic to realize that third-party delivery platforms are absolutely terrible for the restaurant industry. We need that recognition to grow to their treatment of workers, too. Corey Mintz is a Winnipeg-based food writer and author of the forthcoming…

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