City council voted unanimously on Monday afternoon to adopt the traditional Blackfoot greeting, something the city said is as an important step towards honouring the original peoples of the land the city is built on. Continue reading
The university has been involved in the United Nations’ HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 campaign since 2015. Continue reading
India and Pakistan both rule parts of Kashmir while claiming it in full. They have fought two wars over the region and their forces regularly trade fire across a 740-km (466-mile) Line of Control, which is the de facto border. Continue reading
“We are burning up our future — literally,” Bachelet said. “The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope. This is not a situation where any country, any institution, any policymaker can stand on the sidelines.” Continue reading
Iran already has crept past limits the deal imposed on nuclear enrichment and its uranium stockpile. It is trying to pressure Europe to find a way to sell crude oil abroad despite U.S. sanctions. Continue reading
Canadians have options when it comes to supporting the storm-stricken Bahamas, but some kinds of aid are better than others at this point. Continue reading
Montreal’s executive committee announced that it will be providing the anti-radicalization centre with a subsidy of $975,000. Continue reading
The Security Council urged all parties to “exercise maximum calm and restraint and refrain from any action or rhetoric that could jeopardize the cessation of hostilities or destabilize the region.” Continue reading
The 16-year-old climate activist spent two weeks crossing the Atlantic in a racing yacht with no shower or toilet. Continue reading
Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, criticized what he called American “hypocrisy,” saying the U.S. “consistently and deliberately violated the INF treaty for some time.” Continue reading