Canadian fishers keep eye on U.K. as activists raise lobster concerns
Once again politicians in Europe are asking: do lobsters feel pain? Is it animal cruelty to drop them live into pots of boiling water?For activists outside Westminster…
Protesters toss statue of explorer James Cook into Victoria harbour; totem pole later burned
Two incidents of vandalism on Vancouver Island Thursday night and Friday morning could be related, according to RCMP. A statue of Capt. James Cook, an 18th century…
Federal government’s move to take Speaker to court raises questions that divide experts
The Liberal government is taking the Speaker of the House of Commons to court to get a judge's confirmation that it has the legal authority to withhold…
Acquitted of terrorism but still considered a threat, this man’s status in Canada hangs in limbo
Since his release from immigration detention almost two years ago, Othman (Adam) Hamdan has been living in limbo.The Canada Border Services Agency has been trying to deport…
Why Canada is divided over reopening despite controlling COVID-19
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven't subscribed yet,…
The Real Reason Bill Cosby Is Getting Out Of Prison
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby will soon walk out of prison as a free man. Per Pennsylvania's, Cosby's jail sentence has been overturned by the Pennsylvania State Supreme…
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 Canada for the Roman…
Woman who saw police kill her ex-boyfriend says ‘he didn’t get the help that he needed’
Amanda Antle and Roy Freake with their child, Jack. Freake was shot to death by police at Antle's house in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., on June 11. (Submitted…
Why retrieving former residential school records has proved so difficult
The discovery of potentially hundreds of unmarked graves near former residential schools in B.C. and Saskatchewan has prompted calls for the Catholic Church, which ran dozens of…
‘Ashamed of my faith’: Some Catholics struggle after discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia has prompted some Catholics to reflect…
Why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented — and enormously complex
Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme said he is treating the site of 751 unmarked graves at the former Marieval Indian Residential School "like a crime scene."Federation of Sovereign…