LGBTQ2S+
Brazil’s trans community’s fight for survival
In a country where the life expectancy for trans people is just 35, advocates are pushing for greater inclusion, education, and employment opportunities
Justice
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Human Rights
Canada has a new death penalty
A prison and human rights lawyer raises questions over changes to our parole system
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Society
Vancouver liveaboards fight for their way of life
Feeling the squeeze of the city's housing market, these boat-dwellers don't want to move ashore
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Society
Why Canada should decriminalize all drugs
Critics’ worst fears about Portugal, which did so 17 years ago, have not been realized
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Human Rights
Former sex-trafficking victim says Canadian parents need to know warning signs
Timea Nagy-Payne is a survivor of human trafficking who was forced to work in Ontario’s sex industry. After escaping, she became an advocate for other survivors. She spoke with Lori-Ann Livingston.
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Society
6 Black Canadian icons we all need to celebrate
From a pioneering Black minister to a doctor who attended to Abraham Lincoln after he was shot, these Canadians have amazing stories
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Environment
Nun says Canadian mine devastated her community
The nun and activist helps raise awareness about the environmental and social costs of the Marlin mine in Guatemala. She spoke to Mike Milne through a translator.
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Indigenous
Cree filmmaker wants a Barbie that looks like her
"There is a lot of work nowadays that keeps Native people in the past. We don’t exist now and I’ve always hated that."
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Human Rights
Now in Canada, White Helmet is haunted by the war
Mayson Al Misri and her husband Maan Al Aboud are now safe in Ontario, but she left a lot behind.
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Human Rights
The inside story of Canada’s dramatic rescue of the White Helmets
More than 100 White Helmets and their family members made it out thanks to the operation. Sally Armstrong travels to the Middle East to get the inside story.
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Indigenous
Polaris prizewinner on reviving language through music
Wolastoq opera singer and composer Jeremy Dutcher combines classical music with archival recordings to reimagine his community's traditional songs.
