Abortion is legal in Canada, but that doesn’t mean the procedure is always readily accessible, and the lack of open dialogue allows “that stigma and that silence … stereotypes and taboos to continue,” says a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Guelph in Ontario.Jacqueline Potvin is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Guelph in…
The couple had been watching water levels rise and fall all day, waiting for them to go down like usual. They’d finally started to relax, when the knock came. They were out of time.Bhreagh Ingarfield and her partner Thomas Whittaker moved from Yellowknife into a log home in Paradise Gardens last fall with the dream of…
With more rain expected this week, the flood fight in Peguis First Nation is taking on renewed urgency today, with crews working rapidly to build up dikes and sandbagging around homes. Crews were busy sandbagging in Peguis First Nation to help keep homes protected as more rain is expected in the coming days. (Jaison Empson/CBC)With more…
A minke whale has been spotted in the Montreal area, making for a cool visual. But experts are worried the mammal could be in trouble.Experts hope the whale will head back towards a salt water environment, as opposed to the more dangerous fresh water environment it is currently swimming in. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)If you’re out and…
The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action says there is “growing evidence of systemic discrimination and violence” against women by the national police force.A Yukon RCMP officer ties a red ribbon symbolizing missing and murdered Indigenous women to a staff outside the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse on May 5. (Jackie Hong/CBC)A new report…
A hunter in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, says it’s ‘very scary’ finding plastic inside the bellies of a fish that Inuit rely on as a source of food. A recent study, published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, says plastic pollution in the Arctic comes from a mix of local and international sources.Plastic packaging…
Boxing Canada high-performance director Daniel Trepanier is resigning effective immediately. The sport organization made the announcement on Sunday in a news release.Daniel Trepanier, seen second from left during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is resigning from his position as Boxing Canada’s high-performance director amid claims of a toxic culture within the federation. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)Four…
As thousands of patients wait for surgeries in the province, some said they could no longer bear the pain — and have sought surgery out of the country.Surgeons say pandemic and natural disasters have exacerbated staff shortages and lack of hospital capacity to perform elective surgeries. For some British Columbians, the pain has made them…
The geese are welcome visitors for Coco and Jamie Cran, who provide them with some snacks, and some conversation, when they return every spring.A couple in Elbow Park says this goose has chosen their planter three years running as its preferred spot to lay its eggs. (Elizabeth Withey/CBC)Many people wouldn’t consider geese to be the…
The United Conservative Party is facing another obstacle in the tumultuous lead-up to its announcement of the leadership review vote on May 18.The results of the UCP leadership mail-in vote will be announced on May 18. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)The United Conservative Party is facing another obstacle in the tumultuous lead-up to its announcement of…