Canada
Legal Weed: will Australia be next?
Weed, pot, ganja, dope, hashish, whatever you want to call it, was made legal for recreational purposes in Canada two......
Preventing overdose deaths: Safe injecting sites in Toronto
In a bid to reduce the number of deaths by drug overdose, the city of Toronto in Canada has voted......
What’s in store for Canada as Justin Trudeau takes office?
Leader of Canada’s liberal party, Justin Trudeau, has come out on top over conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Canada’s......
Liberals on a winner in Canadian elections
It’s been a tight race, but after a 78 day election campaign, Canadian’s head to the polls. All predictions point......
Shell’s proposed drilling raises concerns in Nova Scotia
Oil drilling off the south coast of Nova Scotia has been in place since the 1960s but proposed new exploration......
Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report with 94 recommendations to address the colonial legacy of Canada. The commission......
Murdered and missing Indigenous Women: Canada’s shame
A protest in Vancouver on Sunday called for an end to Canada’s secret social crisis. Official reports indicate there have......
Will history repeat at the G20?
This piece looks at what happened at the Toronto G20 in 2010 and asks if we can draw any parallels......
Controversy surrounds election of Quebec’s first female premier
History was made this week when Pauline Marois became the first female premier-elect of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. Her......
Canadian’s Sorry
This week the Pope and the Canadian Prime Minister have followed in Kevin Rudd’s footsteps by offering sympathies to Indigenous......