During virus, priests master livestream at Gothic cathedral
Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt the way they express their faith.
Contagious singing as Corona Community Chorus unites voices
Casper ter Kuile lights a candle in front of his computer screen. And then the music begins. All around the world, linked by video, more than 100 people sing “Come, Come Whoever You Are,” lyrics adapted from a poem by Rumi, the 13th century Sufi mystic.
Leningrad siege survivor supplies needy amid pandemic
As a child during the World War II siege of Leningrad, Galina Yakovleva learned how to make the best of fearful times. Today she’s using those lessons as she brings food and supplies to needy people locked down in the coronavirus pandemic.
Were they worth it?: Key protest movements over the decades
The very nature of a protest suggests a fervent desire for change, the need to right a perceived historic injustice. It’s a means to an end. But to what end?
Future of transboundary mine now rests with Canadian bankruptcy court
A Canadian bankruptcy court in Toronto is expected to decide soon whether the government of British Columbia will be able to commence cleanup of the defunct Tulsequah Chief mine, which continues to pollute the Taku River decades after it was shut down.
Protection sought for BC’s old-growth forests
A group of 100 prominent Canadians, including indigenous leaders Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and Chief Rande Cook, are calling for immediate protection of all remaining old-growth forests in British Columbia.
Dignitaries unite to save BC’s old-growth forests
More than 200 prominent people, from actor Judi Dench and primatologist Jane Goodall to Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, have issued an open letter urging protection of British Columbia's old-growth forests.
UBC: Many Canadian kids are bullied in school
A new survey in which the University of British Columbia partnered with the Angus Reid Institute found that 58% of Canadian youth say they have witnessed fellow students being insulted, bullied or excluded at school based on their race or ethnicity.
International fisheries conference to open in Seattle this spring
Some 1,500 delegates from around the world will converge on Seattle March 3-7 for the 9th World Fisheries Congress, this year’s theme being “Fish...
Pacific halibut quota declines
On the final day of its 100th annual meeting in Anchorage on Friday, Jan. 26, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) again lowered the...
