Sixties Scoop survivors sue Ottawa for identity genocide — a first by Anne Bokma Some 20,000 children were taken from their families from the 1960s to 1980s and placed with non-Indigenous families
Michael Brown died by police bullet and a rights movement was born by Alicia von Stamwitz Protests started in Missouri and spread around the world with the cry "Black Lives Matter"
Karen Armstrong, Biblical scholar, says roots of violence run deep by John Suk Religion is implicated in terrorism, but rootlessness and aimlessness are dangerous, too
Naramata, education and retreat centre in B.C. for 68 years, closes by Mike Milne The bombshell move follows a lengthy strike, money woes and a consultant's report
Unravelling the mysteries of prayer by Broadview Staff New research suggests that praying really can transform you — starting with your brain
Cindy Blackstock can’t stop fighting for Indigenous kids’ rights by Rob Thomas She's relentless. If you want her to do something, just tell her she can't
Canada has a hidden literacy crisis by Krystina Mierins A recent study revealed that almost half of Canadian adults don’t read very well. So why has the federal government cut its
Rev. Evan Smith on being a queer Indigenous Christian by Richard Wright After a difficult life and coming out process, Smith has found her place in the United Church
United Church members Jim and Eva Manly on campaigning for Palestinians by Pieta Woolley In 2012, Jim was an Israeli prison after joining 29 others on the Estelle, a sailing ship with a mission to run
Corporations control most of the global seed market; concern ensues by Alanna Mitchell Public seed breeding, financed by governments, has collapsed in Canada after generations of innovation