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The inquest opening Monday into the death of a First Nations woman seven years ago in northwestern Ontario is expected to examine health care challenges in remote communities. Ruthann Quequish, 31, who was battling complications from diabetes, died on April 1, 2017, at her home in Kingfisher Lake First Nation after visiting her community’s nursing station in the hours and …

Most important points Teagan Micah is one of the Matildas’ goalkeepers and is part of the squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She is currently recovering from a deltoid ligament injury and in 2022 she suffered a serious concussion. She said injuries didn’t change her playing style, but they did give her more compassion and awareness. The 2024 …

The opioid addiction epidemic is a real problem, and there is a real divide between liberals and conservatives over how the federal government should respond to that crisis. But there is also a a lot of noiseBecause drug addiction is already a difficult problem to solve, party politics often makes it even more difficult. At the moment, Conservative leader Pierre …

Indigenous peoples continue to struggle to access complete and up-to-date data on Native American residential schools, according to a new report from the Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples. The report, Missing documents, missing childrenwas released Thursday and contains 11 recommendations to improve access to boarding school records. One of the recommendations is that the Canadian government should force Catholic …

Most important points US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza. More than 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli assault on Gaza, after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis. The White House says progress has been made toward a ceasefire, but compromises from both sides are necessary. US President Joe …

Sam Hall said she wasn’t taken seriously during the traumatic birth of her son Koah in 2022. The 35-year-old First Nations woman said she had “a lot of problems” with her midwives and doctors from the beginning of her pregnancy. It was around 7pm on March 5th and Sam knew something was wrong when she felt a sharp pain in …

According to the Department of Home Affairs, objects bearing Nazi symbols continue to flow into Australia despite a nationwide ban on the symbols being in place for six months. In its submission to a parliamentary inquiry into far-right movements in Australia, the department said the Australian Border Force had observed “an increasing volume of goods” containing images associated with nationalist …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Some Democratic lawmakers are boycotting the event and protests are still expected in Washington over his administration’s hard-line stance on the Gaza war. Netanyahu has received a warm welcome from Republican lawmakers who arranged his speech in the House of Representatives, making him the first foreign …

This article contains disturbing content and references to suicide. It’s a balmy winter morning when we meet Jayden Summerfield, an 18-year-old metalworker, in the shed where he works in Toowoomba, Queensland. Today he’s making beds for a new prison under construction near the country town of Gatton. “It feels a little ironic that I’m making stuff for prisons when I …

A Manitoba man wants an apology from police after the RCMP wrongly named and charged him in connection with an alleged teenage sexual exploitation case in Portage la Prairie. Scott Joseph Taylor, 34, was one of seven people named in an RCMP news release following an investigation that found teenagers were lured into sex acts with men in exchange for …