Category Archives: Social
Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and then denied a multimillion-dollar payout from a special U.S. government victims' fund after an FBI
Report tells of sexual assault, racism at military institute
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report released Tuesday.
Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law
CHICAGO (AP) — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to strengthen the city's sanctuary protections this year. ...
Supreme Court ruling gives immigrant facing deportation hope
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Guatemalan man who lived in a Massachusetts church for more than three years to avoid deportation said Tuesday he's hopeful a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision boosts his efforts to remain in the country.
Search for unmarked graves to resume at former residential school in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — A survivor of the largest residential school in the Maritimes says the search will continue for unmarked graves at the sprawling rural site north of Halifax. Dorene Bernard, a Mi'kmaq elder, confirmed Tuesday that ground-penetrating radar was...
Apology issued after removal of memorial for Kamloops residential school victims
VICTORIA — An apology has been issued after a memorial honouring the young victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School was removed from the steps of the British Columbia legislature just hours after it was set up. A message on the
Discovery of Indigenous children’s bodies reminder of Canada’s genocide: experts
OTTAWA — The discovery of 215 children's remains in an unmarked burial site in British Columbia has revived discussion about the residential school system, which international law experts say was a genocide against Indigenous Peoples. Ryerson Universi...
EXPLAINER: The Vatican’s criminal code, sex abuse explained
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday released a long-awaited update to the criminal section of its Code of Canon Law, the internal legal system that regulates the life of the 1.3 billion-member Catholic Church and operates independently from
Saskatchewan First Nation honours children who disappeared from residential school
LESTOCK, Sask. — A First Nation held a ceremony Tuesday at the site of the last standing residential school in its original form in Saskatchewan. Elders and members of Muskowekwan First Nation placed 35 children’s moccasins and shoes to honour those
DOJ settles with Pennsylvania city over language barrier
HAZLETON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police department will be required to take steps to remove language barriers faced by the city’s large Spanish-speaking population under a U.S. Justice Department settlement announced Tuesday.
