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Ontario’s hair school standards still ignore Black hair 4 years after work began to include it
Deanne Simms remembers walking into a salon as a teen and being met by a woman who was frantically running toward her from...
Residential school survivors demand Sask. court release Catholic compensation document
A Roman Catholic Church document claiming the church provided $25 million of “in-kind services” to residential school survivors is sitting inside a Regina courthouse, but officials are refusing...
Unmarked grave findings in Canada prompt reckoning among U.S. churches
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous...
Former Syrian refugee stuck in an airport for 7 months finds a new side of Canada in B.C.’s north
A former Syrian refugee — who achieved a certain amount of international recognition after being stranded in a Malaysian airport for months —...
The Unsaid Truth About What Happened To Barry Weiss After Storage Wars
Fan-favorite Barry Weiss disappeared from the spotlight in 2015 after his short-lived spin-off “Storage Wars: Barry Strikes Back” ended. Since he isn’t active...
Nova Scotians head to the polls Aug. 17
Nova Scotia’s 41st general election campaign is officially underway. N.S. Liberal Party Leader Iain Rankin, who became premier in February, met Saturday with...
Winnipeg man accused of murdering daughter lacked remorse for assaulting girl’s mother: court report
He came to Canada as a young man from a conflict-filled east African country and set his mind to successfully learning English and American...
Military intelligence thought B.C. reservist was a regional leader of far-right movement: documents
Military officials said they believed a Canadian reservist was more prominent in, and more deeply involved with, a now-banned right-wing organization than initial...
Indigenous leaders secure papal audience to set stage for residential school apology
National Indigenous leaders will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in December to set the stage for a formal papal apology in...
Stalled permanent residency application has left London, Ont., engineer’s life ‘on hold’
Amid an economy stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic, 25-year-old Aravind Shaju had to reluctantly step away from his job as an engineer at a lab...
Maritime startup invents Lego-style bricks made from recycled plastic
A Sunday drive through Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley offers bucolic views of neat rows of grape vines and apple trees, but also rows and...
Former CEO of Aga Khan Museum to lead Canadian Museum of History
Henry Kim, the former director of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, has been chosen to be the new chief executive officer for...
Speakers denounce anti-Muslim hate at vigil for family killed in attack
Fourteen-year-old Hateem Amin was determined to attend the outdoor vigil in London, Ont., to honour her 15-year old friend Yumna Afzaal and three family members who were run down and...
‘He just felt hopeless,’ widow says after partner went to hospital 3 times in 24 hours before his death
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The wife of an Indigenous man from Alberta says a B.C. hospital failed to treat him last...
Renewed calls for Pope to visit Sask. to apologize for residential schools after 2017 effort failed
For a brief period in 2016, Chief Felix Thomas allowed himself to believe that Pope Francis would come to Saskatchewan. “We were very...
