Manitoba and Saskatchewan are facing a devastating public health crisis, holding the highest rates of HIV in Canada. In 2023 alone, the Manitoba government reported a staggering 280 new cases. This reality disproportionately impacts Indigenous populations, who represent 76 per cent of all new HIV cases in a 2024 provincial study.  The Zoongidewin Project: Destigmatizing […]

Three journalists. One front page. Only one story leads. The Lede pulls back the curtain on a process most people never see: how editors weigh impact, timeliness, public interest and audience relevance under pressure, in real time. In this Media Literacy Week event, presented in partnership with the Toronto Public Library, three journalists from The […]

After a landmark defamation judgment and a two-year bankruptcy battle, satirical newspaper The Onion took control of Infowars, one of the internet’s most notorious disinformation brands, turning it against itself through satire. At the centre of this extraordinary chapter is Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion and a former NBC News reporter who spent years […]