An Alberta judge on Tuesday certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that a local school abused Indigenous children in the 1960s and 1970s. Court of King’s Bench Justice James Neilson certified the lawsuit brought by representative plaintiff Cynthia Youngchief, who is the face of the survivor class of all Aboriginal persons who attended the school. The [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) asserted that US President Donald Trump’s executive orders, signed on his first day in office, threaten human rights “both in the US and abroad.” In the statement, Tirana Hassan, HRW executive director, said these executive orders “threaten the rights of already marginalized and vulnerable populations who are disproportionately people of color.” [...]

The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case where Maryland parents are asking for their children to be exempt from reading elementary school books involving LGBTQ+ topics such as gender transitions. The respondent, the Montgomery County Board of Education, had approved a bill requiring schools to read their students stories with [...]

The Supreme Court of New Mexico unanimously struck down restrictive abortion access policies in local counties on Thursday. Despite the state having criminalized abortion for over 57 years, New Mexico has now become one of the most liberal states in regard to abortion rights. Writing for the unanimous judgment, Justice C. Shannon Bacon stated in [...]

The UN human rights office published a report Tuesday that labeled Israeli claims that hospitals in Gaza are fronts for military operations as “vague.” The report focused primarily on attacks on hospitals in Gaza between the period from October 2023 to June 2024. Moreover, the report mentions that Israel’s allegations can at times be “contradicted [...]

US President Joe Biden announced USD $2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine on Sunday, stating that the package is intended to help Ukraine “prevail” in its nearly three-year war with Russia. The announcement comes just weeks before Biden’s departure from office in January. President Biden cited “Russian aggression” in his announcement, stating that the assistance [...]

Luigi Mangione, the man alleged to have killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, pleaded not guilty to the charge at a hearing in a New York courtroom on Monday. Mangione has been charged with eleven state criminal counts including murder as an act of terrorism, along with federal counts related to murder and [...]

In his first major rally since his victory in the 2024 election, Donald Trump declared his intention to restrict transgender rights when he returns to office, proclaiming that he would “stop men from participating in women’s sports.” Trump launched numerous attacks on trans rights throughout his first term, including banning transgender individuals from serving in [...]

US president-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to enact a 25 percent tariff hike on all goods from Canada, Mexico, and China on his Truth Social account on Monday, as a measure to combat illegal entrance into the US as well as “crime and drugs”. Trump announced a further 10 percent tariff on goods coming [...]

The small town of McColl, South Carolina has been left without a police department following the resignation of its chief of police Bob Hale on Friday. Hale cited a “hostile work environment perpetuated by a specific Councilman” as his reason for resignation. Hale submitted his resignation on October 31st 2024 to the town council, with [...]