The Marineland belugas remain stuck in deteriorating pools as the park battles Ottawa over blocked export permits.
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Posted inCommunity
Palestinian flag flies at Toronto city hall for first time
Raising of the Palestinian flag drew ire from a city councilor and Jewish advocacy groups; Canada formally recognized Palestinian statehood in September
Posted inSecurity
‘Padre, do you have a minute?’: Inside the work of military chaplains
Maj. Rev. Tom Hamilton on why chaplains remain an essential presence in the military and the connection between spiritual resiliency and health
Posted inDrugs
Sweden has over 17,000 gang criminals: police
Sweden is experiencing almost-daily shootings and bombings in public places, with deadly shootings declining and bombings increasing
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Have MPs’ offices become immigration clinics?
Elected officials say an overwhelmed immigration system means their constituency offices spend most of their time handling immigration files
Posted inReligion
Are sports a modern-day religion?
The Toronto Blue Jays’ first trip to the World Series since ’93 has given fans a lot of dizzying highs and lows. It may also be giving them a religious experience
Posted inWorld
Half of isolated Indigenous peoples face extinction: NGO
Logging, mining and tourism threatens the world’s uncontacted people groups, with half of them at risk of being wiped out in 10 years
Posted inThe Interview
Making sense of Canada’s unique gun culture
Professor Noah Schwartz explains what he’s learned about Canada’s unique gun culture after writing a book on the topic — and getting his own gun licence
Posted inTech
Celebrities, AI giants urge end to superintelligence quest
in September, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company created ChatGPT, said that superintelligence could be achieved within the next five years
Posted inCommunity
London ‘scream club’ helps young people relieve stress
Scream therapy, which is popular on TikTok, has come to Britain where two-thirds of young adults say they have mental health problems