Tag: Discrimination
Thames Valley officials detail plans to name four new schools
The London-area’s largest school board is forging ahead with the naming of four new schools, striking a committee of trustees and administrators to select each one.
Owen Sound vigil to mark 35 years since Ecole Polytechnique murders
A vigil in Owen Sound on Friday will mark the 35th anniversary of a dark day in Canadian history when 14 women were murdered for no other reason than their gender. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women will be marked from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Owen Sound Farmers’ […]
The hidden rivers fueling urban floods
Flooding can destroy property and have serious effects on human health. And it can follow patterns of housing discrimination from almost a century ago. Ghost streams are waterways that were filled in or covered up during city development, and they’re a contributing factor to flooding events.
Many ghost streams are underneath historically redlined neighborhoods.
Baranyai: Too often, consequences mistaken for censorship
This fall, a social worker in Yukon temporarily was stripped of her professional registration in B.C. for endorsing conspiracy theories.
Baranyai: Canada plays role in giving Afghan women hope
For girls and women in Afghanistan, suffocating under ever-more repressive restrictions, hope is in very short supply.