Canada Indigenous Schools Inflicted Long-Lasting Trauma on Survivors Richard Monette’s mother attended an Indigenous school in Canada and had to adhere to a strict regimen like washing dishes and scraping wax off the floors. The schools, many of which banned Indigenous languages and culture, made headlines recently when mass graves were found – holding the bodies of students who did not survive the strict system. But Monette says...
indigenous people The History of Canada's Indigenous Schools Where Hundreds of Children Vanished You may have seen headlines about 215 children being found in a mass grave behind a school in Kamloops, Canada. Law professor Nicole Schabus explains the system that put those children there – in which Canada sent more than 150,000 First Nation children to Indigenous schools. The system sought to convert the children to Christianity and prevent them from speaking their native languages.
cryptocurrency A Crypto CEO's Death Left Millions of Dollars Out of Reach. What Happened? Canadian cryptocurrency CEO Gerald Cotten was the only one holding the keys to millions of dollars of his customers’ money – then he suddenly died while on his honeymoon in India, and thousands of customers’ life savings and retirement investments were in jeopardy. A new podcast from CBC, “A Death in Cryptoland,” looks into the case and hears from Cotten’s...
Vancouver Vancouver Residents Cheer For Medical Workers During Shift Change Residents in Vancouver, Canada, cheer for medical workers as they make their shift change.
Canada Flight Attendants Surprise Students With In-Flight Graduation After Coronavirus Postpones Ceremony These flight attendants just went the extra mile
Coronavirus US-Canada Border to Close Late Friday to Non-Essential Trips Essential cross-border workers like health-care professionals, airline crews and truck drivers will be permitted to cross
Coronavirus Trump Taps Powers to Boost Coronavirus Response; Signs Bill The Defense Production Act would give the government more power to steer production by private companies and try to overcome shortages in masks, ventilators and other supplies
Canada Canada Closing Borders to Non-Citizens, Americans Exempted The government is restricting overseas flights to just four airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver
Huawei Huawei Exec's Extradition Hearing Begins in Canada Canada's arrest of chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei's legendary founder, in late 2018 at America's request shocked Beijing
Royal Family Options Await Prince Harry and Meghan After Royal Split Some possible options for the now-not-so-royal couple
