Simon Houpt News Today

In this issue, why the economy will feel the impact of higher insurance rates due to climate change, what’s changed on Alex Shnaider’s Canadian passport, and what makes drug-crisis policy discussions so rancorous

Also: Ontario First Nations challenge carbon pricing in court, say climate can’t ‘be healed at the expense’ of communities

In this issue, our inaugural ranking of livable cities can be customized, an excerpt from artist Kent Monkman’s ‘memoir’, and a holiday gift guide for every price and preference

Postmedia may be trying to pull another fast one in an attempt to stay afloat, but if Ottawa is smart it will put its foot down. The only problem is that our federal politicians have proved repeatedly that they are no match for the soulless US hedge funds and private equity players that now own most of Canada’s newspaper industry.

This Canada Day, Barry Hertz explores our country’s seriously funny film canon

A proposed merger between the Toronto Star and Postmedia is just the latest harbinger of doom for Canada's journalism industry. Why it's time for the federal government to do more — and why trying to save the past isn't helping the future.

There is yet another media merger on the horizon in Canada, as Postmedia announces talks with the owner of the Toronto Star.

Also in the news today, Ukrainians take slow, wary steps to rebuild as war with Russia rages on

One in four workers at the public broadcaster has scant job security and no clear path to permanent work. Is there a ‘reckoning’ coming?

Also in the news today, giant SpaceX rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas