WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents …
For years, researchers, activists, community leaders have shown how Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups have been disproportionately affected by polluting industries. Now, a new law will require the federal …
President Biden’s announcement shielding some undocumented immigrants from deportation is firing up Hispanic organizers on the left, who see the move as the biggest immigration win since the Deferred Action …
Nineteen people this year have been forced to transfer out of Providence Health Care facilities to access medical assistance in dying (MAID), a scenario advocates say proves the attempted fix …
As It Happens6:32Maryland just issued 175,000 pot pardons. The attorney general says it’s a matter of racial justice Maryland’s governor issued 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions in one fell swoop …
The new Canada Disability Benefit will lift about 25,000 adults out of poverty, according to new numbers released by the federal government — a figure well short of the hundreds of …
The NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States. Mark Tatum made the comments a …
A Calgary woman whose access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is currently blocked by the courts is starving herself to death and expects to die within a few weeks, …
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed …
The federal government has rejected a request from Toronto to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal use within the city. Mental Health and Addictions Minister …