Category Archives: Social
Supreme Court of Canada sides with mother seeking unpaid child support
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada stressed the importance of full financial disclosure by those responsible for paying child support in dismissing the appeal of a man who fell seriously behind in his obligations. In its unanimous ruling Friday, the
Europe rights envoy says freedoms deteriorating in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A European human rights envoy warned Friday of a “marked deterioration” of freedom of expression and of the media in Slovenia under the government of right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
Investigation to take place on grounds at former Nova Scotia residential school
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Sipekne'katik First Nation says it will begin an investigation this weekend of the former Shubenacadie Indian Residential school site grounds. In a news release, Chief Mike Sack says the work has been "top of mind" for many
Belarus opposition leader unveils memorial to Polish freedom
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian opposition leader on Friday helped unveil a new monument commemorating Solidarity, the Polish trade union and freedom movement that played a historic role in the collapse of communism in eastern Europe.
Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president on Friday said that European Union-mediated negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo, which stalled last year, will resume within days.
US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring in the United States picked up in May yet was slowed again by the struggles of many companies to find enough workers to keep up with the economy's swift recovery from the pandemic recession.
Rights group urges abolition of restrictive NGO law in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A leading rights group urged Libya's transitional authorities on Friday to revoke or amend legislation that imposes sweeping restrictions on civil society.
‘Dead end’: German cardinal offers to quit over church abuse
BERLIN (AP) — A leading German cardinal and confidant of Pope Francis, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, offered to resign Friday over the Catholic Church's “catastrophic" mishandling of clergy sexual abuse cases, declaring in an extraordinary gesture that the s...
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
LONDON (AP) — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on Friday, with witnesses alleging that inmates at detention camps for Uyghurs were routinely humi...
Chief Justice Richard Wagner stresses need to boost Indigenous reconciliation efforts
OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says judges must be alert to the history and experience of Indigenous peoples, and should make the same commitment to those of other cultures and communities. In a recent speech to Ontario judges, Richard Wagner said
