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Editor’s Note: This article contains disturbing details that could trigger and upset some readers. Discretion is advised.  It’s been more than 20 years since Lily Pourzand fled her home, fearing persecution for her work in support of women’s rights and seeking safety outside the country that imprisoned her parents. Her …

A press conference in Markham, Ont., last week hosted by Liberal MP Paul Chiang seemed to offer good news for Hong Kongers hoping to flee the island increasingly under Beijing’s thumb: Canada would lift education requirements for Hong Kong immigrants with Canadian work experience. The move, which the Liberals framed …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 14, 2023 11:56 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups and shelter operators are calling on all levels of government to immediately help Toronto’s overstretched shelter system cope with the high numbers of refugee claimants who are …

It was an evening of friction within the walls of Regina city hall Wednesday evening, as homeless advocates were forced to leave by Mayor Sandra Masters and city council. “You can escort the balance out of the gallery,” Masters said to security, after cheering erupted from advocates agreeing with statements …

An advocacy group opposed to Premier Doug Ford’s plans to build a luxury spa at Ontario Place is asking the federal government to step in and assess the project, in an effort to derail the province’s sweeping changes to the once-popular tourist destination. Ontario Place for All, which has rallied …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …

Airlines say it goes too far. Advocates say not far enough. The proposed overhaul of Canada’s passenger rights charter earned mixed reviews Monday after Transport Minister Omar Alghabra laid out measures to tighten loopholes to traveller compensation and toughen penalties. If passed, the reforms will put the onus on airlines …

More than 20 per cent of Manitoban children live in poverty, according to a new report, but stakeholders and opposition leaders argue the province has the resources to combat this. The report, called Poverty, the Pandemic and the Province, shows Manitoba’s child poverty rate is 20.68 per cent, more than …

The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy. The Liberal government committed to creating such a strategy in the 2021 election campaign after advocacy groups and the United Nations raised serious concerns over anti-Black racism in the Canadian criminal …

A phone, a smart home, a digitally connected car — these are the tools of digital domestic abuse that anti-violence experts say is on the rise. “Methods that are sort of presented as advances in technology, whether it’s a smart home or a smart car, are just another method of …