Inequality

• ‘Phenomenal’ new Calgary exhibit showcases women’s struggles during COVID-19 pandemic

  The project also includes those women’s stories of how their lives changed during the pandemic.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
  
• Mexican leader calls on world’s richest to help poorest, stop slide into ‘barbarity’

  Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the U.N. Security Council that this proposal could generate around $1 trillion annually, which should go directly to the world's poorest people.

  World

  Nov 9, 2021
  
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• Report shows 70% drop in young and new farmers across Prairies

  A new report shows the ownership and control of Canada's Prairie farmland are becoming more concentrated, leading to a 70 per cent drop in young and new farmers within one generation.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2020
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• Too few visible minorities in public institutions, Quebec Human Rights Commission says

  Quebec's Human Rights Commission found there are still too few visible minorities and Indigenous Peoples working in the province's public institutions.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2020
• World’s richest 2,000 people control more money than poorest 4.6 billion: Oxfam

  In a report released ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Oxfam said it estimated that unpaid care work by women added at least $10.8 trillion a year in value to the world economy -- three times more than the tech industry.

  Economy

  Jan 19, 2020
• Pope Francis condemns the ‘greed of a few’ that widens poverty divide

  He later invited hundreds of needy, including migrants, to dine with him in a Vatican hall.

  World

  Nov 17, 2019
• ‘This affects us, not the rich’: Chile’s protests continue as reforms fall short

  The continuing unrest in Chile follows a week of riots, arson and protests over inequality that have resulted in at least 18 dead and 7,000 arrested, prosecutors said.

  World

  Oct 29, 2019
• Lethbridge launches first Women in STEM program in southern Alberta

  Economic Development Lethbridge is launching southern Alberta's first Women in STEM program this month.

  Economy

  Sep 5, 2019
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• Climate change is undermining efforts to end extreme poverty: UN report

  A U.N. report says hunger is growing and the world is not on track to end extreme poverty by 2030 and meet other U.N. goals.

  World

  Jul 9, 2019
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• Scott Thompson: Does it feel like the 1960s all over again?

  History appears to be repeating itself. Scott Thompson explains how.

  Commentary

  Jun 27, 2019