Residential schools foster traumatic legacy in child-protection numbers
Thousands of Indigenous children are caught up in the foster care system, a haunting echo of all those children taken to residential
Endangered Jefferson salamander trumps quarry in Halton Region
Musician Sarah Harmer, who grew up on a farm next to the proposed development, helped organize fundraising concerts to bring attention to
Peru gold mine attracts protests, police violence, indignation
Four were shot at a protest last year and locals who demonstrate against the mines face threats, human rights abuses
Residential school survivors’ scars bleed into following generations
The arrogant colonial practice left families broken, communities shattered and dreams extinguished for generations
Bears inspire adoration, reminders of tension between wild and tame
Something about these animals urges us to love them, even when it's accompanied by heartbreak
Pipeline proposed for Kitimat, B.C. would ferry bitumen to Asia
Many Indigenous communities are opposed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline, including the Haisla who are at ground zero, the western terminus
Bank shuts down in Winnipeg community; innovation ensues
When most of the bank branches in a high-needs neighbourhood closed down, citizens fought back
Butterflies begin a magical migration from Mexico, heading for Canada
The annual flight of butterflies from remote Mexican mountaintops is one of Creation’s most awe-inspiring mysteries -- and it carries lessons
Author Kathleen Norris on the rich mystical tradition of Christianity
Many people don't know of the desert fathers and mothers, but they're much more accessible than contemporary theologians, she says
Developing countries see big benefits from seven simple innovations
Cheap, easy and reliable, these inventions tend to spark yet more fresh ideas in the people who use them, amplifying the original
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