Katharine Lake Berz

Illustration of a woman in a black niqab hugging a girl in a purple and pink striped shirt with brown hair and bangs. There is a boy sleeping next to them. They are in a tent and outside are two women in a niqab walking by, along with a boy in a long hooded shirt, shorts and sandals. A man with a beard, in a thawb and sandals is also walking by.

Stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, this mother could send her children to Canada. But she may never see them again.

by Katharine Lake Berz

Samia's Canadian children are in danger of dying or becoming victims of violence, but she faces an impossible choice

Black woman with black afros dressed in a black blazer, black top and dark blue jeans. She is smiling with her hands clasped in front of her stomach.

Black women are still struggling to get promotions and equal pay for their work

by Katharine Lake Berz

Study finds Canadian women feel they are overlooked for opportunities and lack resources to progress

Coast Salish sweat-lodge keeper welcomes all to share in healing

by Katharine Lake Berz

Hwiemtun cleanses collective trauma through sweat-lodge ceremonies