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Stripper Strike Provokes Internal Discord, Media Circus " and Worker Mobilization " The Rover
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1799+ words) While the majority of strippers did not strike on May 23, sex workers report feeling motivated to continue the fight for labour rights. The names of sex workers mentioned have been changed due to the criminalization of sex work." Around 200 people…...
Murder in Mohawk Territory: Sources Say Organized Crime Ramping up Violence Around Cannabis Shops " The Rover
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1439+ words) A 24-year-old was shot, killed and had his body dumped in a hole in Kanesatake last week. When Kane Montour looked into the pit, he saw a young man staring back at him with unblinking eyes. He knew the kid…...
Gaza in Ruins: Shattered Roads, Overrun Camps, and a Meaningless Ceasefire " The Rover
1+ week, 2+ day ago (975+ words) More than 900 Palestinians have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire. On May 17, an Israeli strike targeted a Turkish charity kitchen in Deir al-Balah, killing three people. The day before, two aid workers were murdered. Following the suspension of World Central…...
How Pro-Israel Lobby Groups Are Involved in Judicializing Mc Gill Pro-Palestinian Actions " The Rover
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1690+ words) This article was originally published by Pivot." Last March, students in the Faculty of Law voted in favour of a motion for an academic boycott of Israel in a referendum. Almost immediately, an Israeli student filed and application for an…...
'Society Is Built to Keep Us in the Gutter': Sex Workers in Montreal to Strike During F1 Weekend " The Rover
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1910+ words) This latest "whoreganization" effort is part of sex workers" fight for labour rights and decriminalization. Emelia Fournier of The Rover interviewed eight sex workers in Montreal over the past 10 months to get a sense of their working conditions. Their names…...
The Rover: Come Work With Us! " The Rover
3+ week, 5+ day ago (408+ words) The Rover is partnering with Journalists for Human Rights to help lend our platform to underrepresented voices in Canadian journalism. Are you a young BIPOC journalist looking for a paid gig and some mentorship? The Rover is partnering with Journalists…...
Bill C-22: Surveillance and Punishment " The Rover
4+ week, 2+ day ago (821+ words) The "Act respecting lawful access" lowers privacy protection standards and normalizes expanded access to personal data. A few weeks ago, I came across an open letter in Le Devoir signed by privacy lawyer Simon Du Perron, who referred to Bill…...
Editor's Note: Haters Be Damned, it's Awards Season at The Rover " The Rover
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (589+ words) With more nominations in our name, Savannah writes about why industry awards matter to an indie outlet like ours. When you seek to challenge the status quo, people will come out of the woodwork to try to delegitimize you." We…...
Opinion: The SPVM Has a Police Brutality Problem" " The Rover
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1261+ words) I stumbled through another cloud of tear gas." Disoriented and surrounded by the echoes of police batons clashing against plastic shields, I could barely see where I was running in the dark streets. My eyes could hardly function after a…...
Quebec Munitions Expansion Raises Questions Over Supply Chains Linked to the IDF " The Rover
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1131+ words) The planned expansion of the General Dynamics facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield has drawn criticism over public-health risks and concerns that its products may ultimately support operations by the Israel Defense Forces through US supply chains. The planned $682-million expansion of a…...