Friends, colleagues and others who knew Jody Porter have shared memories and messages of love, gratitude and admiration for the longtime CBC reporter. Messages remembering Porter touch on her life, friendship, and commitment to telling hard, necessary truths about residential schools and colonialism in Canada, and their ongoing impacts on Indigenous people …

The last time the pope visited an Indigenous community in Canada was in 1987 when John Paul II stopped in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., on Dehcho First Nations land. There, he praised the role of Catholic missionaries, saying the “revival of your [Indigenous] culture and traditions that you know today is …

For many Canadians travelling by air this summer, navigating chaotic airports, airline cancellations and delays is daunting, but for flight attendants, it’s their everyday working reality. Part of their job these days is hearing all about those issues from passengers. “They’re on the plane with the passengers, so it’s a captive …

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As the Pope’s visit to Canada draws near, CBC Edmonton asked several Indigenous young people what the visit means to them and what impact they hope it has on their communities. Pope Francis, set to arrive in Edmonton on Sunday, is expected to deliver an apology …

Two East Vancouver residents have distributed thousands of high-quality N95 masks in the last two months in direct response to what they say are “neglectful” public health measures concerning disabled and immunocompromised people. Jane Shi and Vivian Ly are the organizers behind Masks4EastVan, which was started in May this year, …

WARNING: This article contains references to sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​abuse or know someone affected by it.  Not even the death of her father could free Susan MacRae from the legal restraints that prevent her from talking about the sexual abuse she allegedly suffered as a child. …

The frightening wildfires afflicting Europe during bouts of extreme heat this summer are a scourge the world will see more of in the future, scientists say. That raises questions about what can be done to mitigate their impact as society grapples with the larger challenges of trying to limit the warming of the …

The University of Victoria is set to offer what it says is the world’s first master’s degree in Indigenous reconciliation in partnership with the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) next year. Earlier this month, the province announced $8.4 million in funding for B.C.’s social services sector to develop …

In the Middle Ages, people knew from bitter experience that war and pestilence usually ride together with another horseman: famine. “We face an unprecedented global hunger crisis,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last month. “In the past two years, the number of severely food‑insecure people around the world has more than …

Nearly half of Canada’s honeybee colonies didn’t survive the winter, the largest rate of colony loss in the country in the last 20 years, according to preliminary data. “That’s pretty disturbing,” said Ernesto Guzman, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, which surveyed commercial beekeepers across the country. Many …