Racism
The legacy of residential schools lives on in Canada’s healthcare system
Posted on 24 June 2021“We didn’t know what he was on.” That’s what the emergency room physician said to me when I ...
Letters: Politically unpopular thoughts about racism
Posted on 24 June 2021Editor: In its May 20 issue, the letters page of the Delta Optimist devoted three out of five lette ...
Letters: Systemic racism still exists
Posted on 24 June 2021Editor: So why is E. W. Bopp’s letter, disputing the existence of “systemic racism” in Canada ...
LETTER: Canada is at a crossroads regarding hate and racism: Langley man writes
Posted on 24 June 2021Dear Editor, Canadians stand together against hate and racism. Over the years we have stood back an ...
MPs’ study of systemic racism in policing concludes RCMP needs new model
Posted on 24 June 2021It’s time for Canada to have a “reckoning” about the RCMP, says the chair of a House of Common ...
Singh’s blunt message about racism reflects mood of Canadians
Posted on 24 June 2021Already exhausted — and, in some parts of the country, angry — from a pandemic that’s left 26, ...
A deal to be silent': Public servant paid to keep quiet about discrimination on the job
Posted on 24 June 2021A Black federal public servant who launched a racial discrimination complaint against the Canadian g ...
Canada's only First Nations pharmacy professor leaving University of Saskatchewan over racism concerns
Posted on 24 June 2021Canada's only First Nations pharmacy professor is leaving the University of Saskatchewan, the latest ...
Opinion: The racist legacy of Canada’s residential schools is still reflected in current policies
Posted on 24 June 2021Alicia Elliott is a Mohawk writer from Six Nations of the Grand River and author of “A Mind Spread ...
‘Stained With Blood’: Watch Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq Blast Canada’s Racism in Farewell Speech
Posted on 24 June 2021About a month after announcing she will not run for re-election, the MP for Nunavut, an Inuk woman, ...
Inside residential schools: How deaths of 4,100 indigenous children mark Canada's dark history of racism
Posted on 24 June 2021Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked that flags at all federal buildings be flown at half-ma ...
Racism key barrier to getting help in Indigenous overdose crisis in B.C.: Health authority
Posted on 24 June 2021B.C.’s First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people accounted for nearly 15 per cent of a ...
'Let's all stop the hate': City of North Van makes proclamation against anti-Asian racism
Posted on 01 June 2021With a deeply troubling surge in anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic across Metro Vancouv ...
Ecolab Joins BlackNorth Initiative CEO Pledge to Address Systemic Anti-Black Racism
Posted on 01 June 2021MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As part of its longstanding commitment to ad ...
Burnaby eyes adding anti-racism task force amid spike in anti-Asian hate crimes
Posted on 01 June 2021A new anti-racism task force could be implemented in Burnaby after a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. ...
Toronto school named after Queen Victoria may change its name after anti-Black racism
Posted on 01 June 2021A Toronto school is looking for a fresh start with a new name after a troubling anti-Black racist in ...