When Diana McNally scheduled an appointment for an abortion in Toronto’s east end in the early 2000s, she was just 15 years old. She hadn’t told her parents, and she went to the appointment alone. When McNally arrived at the clinic’s address, she walked through the wrong door. What she walked into was a crisis […]
Out of protest, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) will set up a teepee camp if a contested road project goes ahead in western Saskatchewan, according to Chief Bobby Cameron. The FSIN chief said his organization will go to any political or legal length to prevent the rural municipality (RM) of Winslow from conducting […]
A set of Saskatchewan lakes no longer has a derogatory name and that change was highlighted on Tuesday. Kikiskitotawânawak Iskêwak, the new name for Killsquaw Lake near Unity, Sask., translates to “we remember the women” or “we honour the women.” Related Saskatoon celebrates largest bridge project in city history ‘Very important artifacts’: Sask. First Nations […]
A municipal district north of Edmonton has been fined $300,000 for breaking a federal environmental law. Environment Canada says Athabasca County pleaded guilty to violating Wildlife Area Regulations of the Canada Wildlife Act. It says the county cut and burned trees in the Meanook National Wildlife area in 2017. The department also says fencing, signage […]
Netflix has announced new partnerships with three Indigenous cultural organizations in Canada to help foster and develop screen talent. The partnerships with imagineNATIVE, the Indigenous Screen Office, and Wapikoni Mobile were revealed Tuesday night at the Banff World Media Festival. The initiative is part of a $25-million commitment Netflix made in September 2017 to invest […]
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has made an about-face by providing a definition for “religious symbol” in its secularism bill. Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette has repeatedly refused to define what he meant by religious symbols, which is at the heart of the controversial Bill 21, despite pressure from the opposition. Jolin-Barrette […]
Television viewers across New Jersey have been seeing a lot of Gov. Philip D. Murphy, standing tall against a deep blue sky in an ad campaign promoting his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy. But while Mr. Murphy, a Democrat, may star in the ads, the money to pay for them came from a […]
Newly unsealed court documents allege investigators who visited a small Quebec zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation found animals that were malnourished and lacked water and veterinary care. The documents, which were filed in May in order to obtain a warrant, included veterinary reports on the animals and the conditions observed at […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] New York took a significant step toward expanding the national conversation about sex and crime when a collection of lawmakers on Monday introduced bills to decriminalize prostitution. Described as the first decriminalization bills ever in the state, and the […]
In the battle of the pugilists vs pragmatists, Joe Biden is spoiling for a fight. President Trump and Biden are top contenders in their respective presidential nominee races and are both giving speeches in Iowa tonight. Despite hosting speeches in the same state, they will not come within 100 miles of each other, but have […]