Human Rights

• Inequalities ‘built into’ B.C. justice, health and child welfare systems: report

  British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province's justice, health and child-welfare systems.

  Politics

  Aug 14
  
• N.S. ‘remedy’ to move people with disabilities out of institutions slow, says monitor

  The 52-page report highlights delays in hiring staff to plan the closure of institutions and a failure to end admissions to institutions in the first year, which ended April 1.

  Health

  Aug 1
  
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• Not everyone has AC, but do you have a legal ‘right to cooling’ in Canada?

  Advocates for tenants, seniors and the environment are rallying across Canada to ensure vulnerable people can access their right to cooling. What is this legal right?

  Canada

  Jul 13
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• B.C. transgender teacher files human rights complaint after online hate, doxxing

  An art teacher in British Columbia has launched a human rights complaint against an online harasser after becoming the subject of a targeted anti-trans campaign.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• Israel-Hamas conflict: B.C. human rights watchdog backs ‘peaceful encampments’ at universities

  British Columbia's human rights commissioner is calling on universities and colleges to protect the rights of students and staff taking part in "peaceful encampments."

  Politics

  May 6
• Bill banning transgender athletes from publicly-funded sports quashed in B.C.

  A proposal by BC Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports didn't get to first base.

  Politics

  Apr 30
• Calls grow for apology after Peel police chief meets Sri Lankan ‘torturer’

  There are growing calls — including from a Toronto city councillor — for the Peel Regional Police chief to apologize for meeting the notorious head of Sri Lankan police.

  Canada

  Apr 30
• Dan Philip, civil rights champion and builder of bridges, passes away

  Dan Philip was well known for advocating for the rights of the Black community and often spoke out against racism and discrimination.

  Canada

  Apr 1
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• A N.B. single mother says she can’t find housing because she has a child

  A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child.

  Economy

  Mar 16
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• Construction starts on new Montreal Holocaust Museum

  The power of the Holocaust stories is why survivors support the construction of a new Holocaust museum that will be able to to reach more people.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023