Ethical Living
Unpaid internships are spreading like wildfire, with few protections
Would-be employees are cycling through multiple volunteer internships before getting paying jobs and can't risk saying no to demands
Human Rights
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Science
Oil spill in Arkansas spewed diluted bitumen into town streets
The pipeline that ruptured carried oil from the Alberta tar sands and people who got sick now want answers
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World
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
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UCC in Focus
United Church boycott of some Israeli goods sparks anger, backlash
Interfaith relations at local and national level under strain after General Council vote to boycott goods made in settlements
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World
Samantha Nutt, physician, advocates for human dignity in war zones
Founder of War Child Canada, she has never been one to pull punches -- that's what makes her a human rights heavyweight
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World
Refugees from North Korea are defecting to Canada in record numbers
A Toronto United Church on Bloor Street welcomes an influx of refugees from one of the harshest regimes on Earth
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Parenting
Mother forced to give up baby had few choices. Now she wants change
'We were young, unmarried and pregnant. They forced us to surrender our babies. Now we’re older, braver and determined to change an adoption system that still favours the privileged.'
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Justice
Refugees to Canada face new caps on numbers, a worry for churches
New limits aim to relieve backlog of claims but critic fear they will halt programs that helped
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Justice
Roma refugees, persecuted in Europe, look for safety in Canada
Members of the Hamilton Gypsy Church are struggling to put down new roots
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Justice
The Salvadoran civil war has left citizens searching for peace
People are trying to move on 20 years after a brutal civil war tore communities apart
