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 Global Workers Unite Against Amazon Protests and Strikes on Black Friday for Better Rights and Climate Action

As Black Friday approaches, Amazon workers across more than 20 countries are preparing for a wave of protests and strikes aimed at highlighting critical issues related to workers' rights and climate action. The protests will take place between November 29 and December 2, coinciding with one of the......

A Historic Apology: President Biden Acknowledges the Pain of Indigenous Boarding Schools

In a significant move towards reconciliation, President Joe Biden announced he will formally apologize for the United States' role in the forced assimilation of Indigenous children through a boarding school system that spanned over 150 years. This apology, set to be delivered during his visit to......

Dawson Creek Residents in Crisis: Missing Persons and Rising Gang Violence Spark Alarm

In Dawson Creek, B.C., families of missing individuals are increasingly anxious as gang violence escalates in the area. Cole Hosack, a 24-year-old from Prince George, was only supposed to be passing through Dawson Creek over the New Year’s holiday. He arrived in town to celebrate with a friend’s......

Canada's Fertility Crisis: Economic Pressures Drive Low Birth Rates

Canada has reached a historic low in fertility rates for the second consecutive year, according to Statistics Canada. The national fertility rate now stands at 1.26 children per woman, with British Columbia recording the lowest rate in the country at just one child per woman. Despite the stable number......

Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada Decried as 'Breeding Ground for Slavery'

Canada's reliance on temporary foreign workers has faced severe criticism from a United Nations special rapporteur, who has labeled the program as a "breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery." The scathing report from UN investigator Tomoya Obokata reveals troubling power imbalances......

The Unspoken Shadows: Alice Munro’s Daughter Exposes Family Secret of Abuse

In a recent and poignant revelation, Andrea Robin Skinner, the youngest daughter of the celebrated Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, has disclosed a harrowing family secret. Skinner has accused her stepfather, Gerald Fremlin, of sexually assaulting her during her childhood, a trauma that she claims......

Vienna Tops Liveability Index as Western Cities Face Decline

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has once again named Vienna, Austria, as the world's "most livable city," but the latest report underlines shifting dynamics in urban liveability across Europe, North America, and Asia. For the third consecutive year, Vienna has secured the top spot,......

Notorious Serial Killer Robert Pickton in Critical Condition After Prison Assault

Convicted British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after being assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday. The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Pickton was the victim of a "major assault"......