Momentum is mounting toward a new global treaty to strengthen every child’s right to free education. From September 1 to 3, governments gathered at the United Nations in Geneva to consider an optional ...

The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference, COP30, will bring together states that are party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as thousands of experts, journalists ...

The bestselling historian will appear at an Oct. 28 Literary Arts event to explore what freedom means in an age of rising ...

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Sugata Srinivasaraju’s The Conscience Network traces how Indian activists abroad resisted Indira Gandhi’s Emergency. A ...

The Conservatives have promised to abolish business rates for high street shops and pubs if they win the next election. Unveiling the policy at the party's conference in Manchester, shadow chancellor ...

On July 4, 2025, just over a month after my consultation, I underwent a laparoscopic procedure known as a bilateral salpingectomy to have both of my fallopian tubes removed. It was a simple day ...

The Assembly of Seven Generations teams up with Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa to offer allies a graveyard reconciliation tour.

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Punjab’s Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill proposes life terms for sacrilege, sparking concerns over civil ...

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2017, we witnessed a sustained, years-long effort to erase protections for LGBTQ people across the entire federal government. This included an all ...