Diversity
Canadian Coast Guard moving toward gender-neutral uniforms
Each year, the Canadian Coast Guard College welcomes dozens of new recruits to its waterfront campus in Westmount, N.S. One of the first assignments of...
Damning report on Inuit children in Montreal youth protection brings little hope change will come
People who work with Indigenous families say they’re not optimistic any real change will come out of an investigation by the Quebec Human Rights...
‘A great day for hockey’: Canadian trailblazer reflects on NHL’s first all-Black line
A historic night for Black athletes in the NHL brought back memories for Nova Scotian Percy Paris of his own days on the...
Black on the Prairies
This project does not position the Prairies as Black ancestral territory or homelands. To be Black on the Prairies is to be part...
Muslim teachers in Quebec disappointed as landmark religious symbols ruling faces appeal
Amar Al-Shakfa dropped off her CV at a Montreal school on Wednesday, a day after learning English school boards would be exempt from...
Quebec Superior Court upholds most of religious symbols ban, but English-language schools exempt
Quebec’s secularism law violates the basic rights of religious minorities in the province, but those violations are permissible because of the Constitution’s notwithstanding...
Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival
When I started my menswear blog about a decade ago, I wanted to name it “The Hogtown Dandy.” It combined one of the...
Bilingualism requirement for SCC justices creates ‘needless barrier’ for Indigenous candidates, critics say
As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the...
Prince Edward makes royal visit to Canada — pandemic-style
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MPs set to vote on motion to recognize Emancipation Day across Canada
It was called “the greatest freedom show on earth.” From the Depression era until 1967, annual Emancipation Day celebrations on Aug. 1 drew big...
It pays to get a 2nd home appraisal, especially if you’re a Black homeowner, hidden camera investigation shows
Almost a million home appraisals happen in Canada every year, and the outcomes can determine the terms of a mortgage or whether a...
Canada’s defence chief steps aside amid investigation just 2 months after getting the job
Canada’s new top military commander, Admiral Art McDonald, has voluntarily stepped aside as he is investigated by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service on unspecified allegations....
Anti-Chinese sign outside Ontario bar sparks calls for action
People in London, Ont., are calling for political action after seeing a sign at a downtown bar earlier this week that they say...
The retail sector has a racial bias problem — and this Sephora survey suggests it’s costing it customers
A study commissioned by beauty giant Sephora on racial bias in the U.S. retail sector is having reverberations in Canada — at Sephora’s Canadian...
Erin O’Toole defends decision to back, then oust, Derek Sloan from Conservative caucus
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but...
RCMP union warns of officer burnout after pandemic delays training
The union representing thousands of Mounties says it fears pandemic-related delays at the RCMP training depot will worsen its staffing crunch and increase...
