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Pope Leo XIV has laid out his vision for his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue in some of the core priorities of his predecessor, Pope Francis. In his first formal audience, Leo repeatedly cited Francis’s own 2013 mission statement, making clear …

In so many ways, 2014 was a simpler time. We were still six years out from the pandemic. The U.S. had its first Black president. Gen Z hadn’t yet started influencing our fashion, so we were still rocking skinny jeans and ankle socks. And Gen Alpha hadn’t yet been unleashed on the skincare section …

You don’t need to be a Preston-Manning-like soothsayer to imagine western separatist sentiment ticks upward if the Liberals win re-election. You just need to remember 2019 and the Wexit movement. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals narrowly won a second term that fall, and disgruntled Albertans and Saskatchewanians self-branded a separatist movement after the …

As Muslims in Gaza prepare to mark Eid this weekend and the end of the holy month of Ramadan, families say they’re barely making ends meet, with no food entering the territory for nearly a month.  Rania Hegazy, 38, who is currently sheltering in a tent in Gaza City with her …

An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares. Justice John Callaghan of the Superior Court of Justice said all sites …

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for 2SLGBTQ+ children. The conservative-led court is taking up the case amid actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including a ban on military …

A judge has dismissed a court challenge that sought to overturn the current suspension of Parliament. In a decision released Thursday, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton ruled that the applicants had failed to show that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had “exceeded any of the limits” of the constitution when …

A lawsuit from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) aims to prove that prohibiting people from sheltering in public spaces in Vancouver during the daytime violates sections of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  “Shelter is a fundamental human right. It provides people with safety, security, community and is necessary, …

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a court challenge against Quebec’s controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21.  The request for leave to appeal was granted without any explanation, as is the court’s custom. Among other things, Bill 21 prohibits certain public workers in positions of authority, such as …

Less than two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked to suspend Parliament, one legal advocacy group has already taken the issue to court, while another has said it plans to do the same. The legal action was to be expected, but academics and a lawyer specializing in the Canadian Constitution …