President of Activision's Blizzard Entertainment resigns amid allegations of harassment, toxic work culture

J. Allen Brack, the president of Activision's Blizzard Entertainment, is stepping down weeks after the video game company was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit in California as well as backlash from employees over the work environment.
Biden to announce new eviction ban due to COVID-19 spread

The Biden administration will announce a new 60-day eviction moratorium that would protect areas where 90 per cent of the U.S. population lives, according to three people familiar with the plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the forthcoming announcement.
Boeing's Starliner launch to International Space Station scrubbed due to glitch
Boeing has postponed the planned launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule from Florida's Cape Canaveral bound for the International Space Station due to a glitch in what was to have been a crucial do-over test flight following a near-catastrophic failure during its 2019 debut.
White House slams state policies barring employers from enacting vaccine, mask rules

White House press secretary Jen Psaki criticized policies in states such as Texas and Florida that have moved to block employers and proprietors from implementing mask or vaccine requirements to curb the coronavirus.
Exiled Belarusian activist found hanged in Ukraine

A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police said they had launched a murder case.
Searching for residential school graves in Onion Lake, Sask., 'opening up old wounds,' survivor says
Chief Henry Lewis of Onion Lake Cree Nation says work is underway to search the St. Barnabas and eventually the St. Anthony's residential school sites for unmarked graves. Onion Lake is located about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, which borders Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Line 5 pipeline between U.S. and Canada could cause 'devastating damage' to Great Lakes, say environmentalists

An aging pipeline that carries oil below where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet is in such a state of disrepair it could burst at any moment and cause catastrophic damage to the Great Lakes, environmentalists warn.
Crop-destroying grasshoppers chewing away at Manitoba farmers' livelihoods
For a fourth year in a row, Manitoba’s grasshopper population is on the rise and causing more issues for farmers already struggling to make it through drought conditions.
How I empower women here in Montreal and South Asia through my henna art

I believe we all have a purpose in life, and mine is to serve and to build communities through my art.
Celebrated artist says he's Indigenous and a Sixties Scoop survivor. His family says he isn't

An award-winning artist based in Kingston, Ont., has made inaccurate claims for decades of being Indigenous and a Sixties Scoop survivor, according to family, members of 11 First Nations, and other close acquaintances.