Beyond Local

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)’s call to action No. 58 asks the pope to “issue an apology to Survivors, their families, and communities for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the spiritual, cultural, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children in Catholic-run residential schools,” and to journey to Canada for this purpose

Scientists find variants by sequencing samples from people that have tested positive for the virus

The premier's demands come after several countries, including the European Union, moved to stop flights from southern Africa over concern about the variant known as B.1.1.529

Currently identified as B.1.1.529, the new variant has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong in travelers from South Africa

This article by Myrna Dawson , University of Guelph originally appeared on the Conversation and is published here with permission.

An atmospheric river is a band of warm, moisture-laden air many hundreds of kilometres long and hundreds of kilometres wide that borders a large cyclonic low-pressure system

Legislation on the right to disconnect sounds promising. But does it really address why workers are putting in so many hours long after their work day should be done?

The Fresh Start coalition, which brings together over 60 groups, says the reforms would promote the reintegration of people with records into society, boost workforce participation and improve community safety

Rural communities across Canada are facing unprecedented changes — from demographic shifts and economic restructuring to the impacts of climate change and weak rural development policies and programs

Showing empathy or compassion about why someone holds opinions very different from yours can help defuse polarization