5 celebrity-led movements changing activism
October 2017 may go down in history as the turning point for celebrity protest. Arguably for the first time, actors, singers, chefs,
As Indigenous elders die, a new generation turns to technology to keep languages alive
“Someone once said to me that if you lose your language and culture, you are just a descendant of Ojibwe people, but
Historical statues are a battleground for contemporary issues
If statues could talk, they might tell us a bit about context
Ideologies are colliding at Canadian universities, and free speech is caught in the crossfire
"Universities are supposed to be places for the exchange of ideas, not for ideological war."
The other residential schools
Nine Canadian boarding schools for the deaf and blind have faced legal action. Former students remember the abuse and displacement they experienced
Senator Kim Pate wants Canada to get rid of jails
The newly appointed senator talks about standing up for marginalized groups within the justice system
Indigenous artists mark 150 years of confronting colonialism
By boycotting Canada’s big birthday these artists are celebrating their resistance and snubbing nationalism
After ISIS attacks, Yazidi survivors fight for their way of life
In August 2014, ISIS attacked Iraq’s Yazidis, slaughtering thousands and forcing women and girls into sexual slavery.
Undocumented people share how they live outside the system
Up to half a million people are living in Canada without official status. The 'sanctuary city' movement is growing, but the fear
Inuit in Ottawa for medical treatment ‘extremely homesick’
Canada's capital plays host each year to thousands of Inuit needing medical attention they can't get back home. Two local residences offer
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