(Short Cuts) Why Winnipeg is not the Most Racist City in Canada

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Lessons from Winnipeg, Canada’s most Indigenous city. Emilie Nicolas talks to Niigaan Sinclair about what reconciliation looks like in practice and why Winnipeg is ground zero for Indigenous relations in Canada.

Plus, did wildfire season start early in Canada or did the fires never stop burning? Reflecting on the evacuation of Cranberry Portage and how journalism can make a difference in the face of climate fatigue and denial.

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Host: Emilie Nicolas

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Niigaan Sinclair

Further reading:

• Residents relieved, anxious as they begin return to fire-threatened Cranberry Portage | CBC News
• How Canada’s wildfires start: climate misinformation explained | The Narwhal
• Early wildfires mean B.C. has already broken its record for carbon emissions in May | CBC News
• Definition of ‘serial killer’ among Skibicki’s chilling Google searches, court told – Winnipeg Free Press
• CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand ⋆ The Breach
• On covering one of the most divisive stories in years | CBC News
• Opinion: In its pain and its hope, Winnipeg is Canada’s most vital laboratory for reconciliation - The Globe and Mail
• Wînipêk by Niigaan Sinclair | Penguin Random House Canada

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