1+ week, 1+ day ago  (872+ words) UPEI, faculty association at odds over how to implement long-awaited policies The University of Prince Edward Island and its faculty association have reached another roadblock in the implementation of a new policy regarding harassment, discrimination and sexual violence. The policy…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (677+ words) NDP MP Leah Gazan is standing by her use of the initialism MMIWG2 SLGBTQQIA+ and denouncing those who are mocking her online for using the term. A clip of the Winnipeg Centre MP saying "the ongoing genocide of MMIWG2 SLGBTQQIA+" during a…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (906+ words) Loghan Paylor's debut novel The Cure for Drowning features a non-binary protagonist and a queer love story. Paylor says they wrote the novel to centre queer and transgender stories in Canadian history, when so many of these stories were never…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (704+ words) The University of Alberta's board of governors has approved a controversial hiring policy that eliminates equity, diversity and inclusion. The new policy was approved on Friday a year after the university first announced it would be moving away from the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (493+ words) UPEI wants its faculty to sign on to an updated version of its sexual assault and discrimination policy, but the union that represents the school's academic staff says it wants the policies to be part of its collective agreement. The…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (121+ words) CBC Dene leader reacts to declassified files labelled "racial intelligence" Georges Erasmus, former Dene Nation president and Assembly of First Nations national chief, says he always knew the state was watching, but was surprised to learn the RCMP surveillance program…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (646+ words) A group of parents of Black children in Guelph are asking for change within the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB). The UGDSB Black Parent Council say they are frustrated because there's no support or proper action taken when their…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (547+ words) If you had to tell a story to stay alive, what story would you tell? Jeanette Winterson's new book, One Aladdin Two Lamps, is a nonfictional exploration of storytelling, culture, politics and the things that make us human. It's based…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (740+ words) Two former Calgary Jazz Association board members made "cowardly" and "defamatory" statements designed to deflect blame from themselves for the cancellation of the 2010 jazz festival when they falsely accused the executive director of financial mismanagement, a Calgary judge ruled this…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (116+ words) CBC Most anti-Black racism recommendations completed at UWindsor, but some still waiting for more action The University of Windsor says it has completed nearly 90 per cent of the anti-Black racism recommendations stemming from a special task force on campus, but…...