Afghan woman featured on iconic National Geographic cover arrives in Italy

Italy has given safe haven to Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed "Afghan Girl" whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country's wars, Prime Minister Mario Draghi's office said on Thursday.


COVID-19 upturned my family life but vaccines for kids offer us a pinch of hope

As the mother to three medically fragile children, Jenn Summers writes that the vaccine approval for children ages five to 11 has given her family renewed hope.


Inuvialuit child service law to replace 'sterile colonialist' system with cultural continuity

The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is taking steps to run its own child and family services.


Some Waterloo region high schools taking doors off washrooms for 'safety reasons'

A Cambridge, Ont., parent says she's worried about the privacy implications of a decision to remove the exterior doors from washrooms at some Waterloo Region District secondary schools.


New Green Party leader knows the trauma of environmental damage first-hand

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we hear from interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner about their tragic experience with mudslides and explore the sustainability benefits of roundabouts.


What experts predict the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will do for national vaccination rates

As kids aged five to 11 are being offered the vaccine across the country, doctors weigh in on what this age group can do for national vaccination rates and how this could bring us back to more normal times.


Peter Nygard to appear in Toronto court Friday seeking bail on charges of sexual assault, confinement

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard will be back in court Friday morning to apply for bail on charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement in Toronto.


'Seeing is Believing': Justin Trudeau viewing flood zones as B.C. officials warn more storms are coming

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in British Columbia Friday for his first visit since record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flooding and mudslides in the province — and just as more storms are forecast to hit this weekend.


Canada, a critical-minerals superpower? Let's pause for a reality check

There’s this emerging notion of Canada as an impending superpower in the mining of critical minerals that will run defining technologies of this century. People are even talking about it as a geopolitical weapon. Let's pause here for a reality check. Here's what Canada has, and doesn't.


RCMP expected stiffer resistance in raid against pipeline protest

The RCMP says it expected to face a higher threat when officers moved in last week to clear barricades blocking construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia.