Category Archives: Social
Indigenous leaders to meet with Pope Francis seeking apology for residential schools
OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders will visit the Vatican later this year to press for a papal apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Indigenous leaders will visit the Vatican between De...
Does Breyer follow big term with retirement, or hang around?
WASHINGTON (AP) — After writing two of the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions this year, Stephen Breyer could say he’s come to a fitting end of nearly 27 years as a justice and announce his retirement.
Ottawa to close about 60 per cent of commercial salmon fisheries to conserve stocks
VANCOUVER — The federal government says it will close several commercial Pacific salmon fisheries in British Columbia and Yukon beginning this season to conserve fish stocks that are on the "verge of collapse." The Fisheries Department said in a news ...
Solicitor: More time needed to probe Black man’s jail death
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina prosecutor investigating the January jail death of a mentally ill Black man said Tuesday that she needs more time to decide whether to press criminal charges in the case.
Mural depicting Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, others defaced
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A mural in Kentucky that depicts Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other Black people recently killed by law enforcement has been defaced, officials said.
‘The truth has been told’: Indigenous leaders call for Canada Day reflection
It will be a muted Canada Day in many parts of the country as grief and anger over the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools have made it hard for many Canadians to stomach the usual
Navy commander who golfed with Vance amid sexual misconduct probe to keep his job
OTTAWA — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy will not lose his job after golfing with the former chief of the defence staff who is under military police investigation for sexual misconduct allegations. Acting chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen.
Learning setbacks coming into focus with new testing results
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The scores from the first U.S. standardized tests taken during the pandemic are offering an early glimpse of just how far students have fallen behind, with some states reporting that the turbulent year has reversed years
Romania: Protest outside Czech embassy over Roma man’s death
BUCHAREST (AP) — At least 200 people gathered outside the Czech Republic’s embassy in Bucharest Tuesday to protest the death of a Roma man following an incident with Czech police earlier this month.
Congressional leaders urge FCC to perform equity audit
Congressional leaders and a media advocacy group are urging the Federal Communications Commission to examine how policy decisions and programs have disparately harmed Black Americans and other communities of color, according to a letter sent Tuesday to...
