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Investigating Airbnb. Over the course of 2023, Ricochet dove deep into coverage of Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms, and their impact on the housing crisis.
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Canadian journalism is dying, and philanthropy won’t save it
Sep 20, 2024 · The future of media in Canada has never been more uncertain. With a federal election on the horizon, publishers of small- and medium-size digital outlets are bracing for more big changes.
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Nov 15, 2023 · Over the course of 2023, Ricochet dove deep into coverage of Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms, and their impact on the housing crisis. The investigation kicked off in March, in the wake of a deadly fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people. Ricochet was the first to identify the man operating an illegal Airbnb network out of the building that burned, tied the building’s owner ...
Canada and 1.5 degrees: Rhetoric or real change? - Ricochet
Dec 11, 2015 · On Sunday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced that Canada would support over 50 small island states and vulnerable nations calling for a new limit of 1.5C of warming to be enshrined in the Paris climate agreement.
Indigenous Women Accuse Canadian Government of 'Legislated …
Oct 17, 2024 · Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett speaks to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Slett said the second generation cut-off and the two-parent rules require a child to have two status Indian parents in order for their status to be transferred to them, and replace it with a one-parent rule, which is the standard for transmission of Canadian citizenship.
How taxing the rich can help fix the housing crisis - Ricochet
Nov 30, 2024 · Ahead of next year’s federal election, there’s still time for Canadians to avoid the trajectory of our southern neighbour. We can cast a vote to tax the rich instead.
Canada’s racist system claims another dead Indigenous boy
Sep 5, 2024 · Two RCMP officers shot and killed a 15-year-old boy in the small prairie town of Wetaskiwin, AB early Friday morning. I was immediately sick to my stomach when I read the news online.