Amnesty International joins fight for Nova Scotia dump site cleanup and safe water

An international organization that often finds itself at the centre of human rights conflicts in developing countries has turned its attention to a small town in southwest Nova Scotia. Amnesty…

January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history | US Capitol attack

Five years after the deadly attackon the US Capitol, Donald Trump and other Republicans have engaged in a near-complete effort to rewrite the history of the day and erase it…

Trump betrays his own pacifist ideals with Venezuelan strike

It has always been hard to find any sort of ideological consistency in the president’s words or deeds, but he has been steadfast throughout his two terms in his opposition…

Ontario child welfare audits may not address impact of high-needs kids, government docs say

Audits of Ontario’s child welfare agencies may not address the crucial issue of kids in care with additional needs, an internal document admits, as the government continues to “review” its…

Coalition of the willing to discuss Ukraine security guarantees in Paris amid Trump threats over Greenland – Europe live | Europe

Morning opening: Ukraine on the agenda at a perilous moment Frances Mao Good morning and welcome to our live blog of a critical day in meetings between European world leaders…

J.D. Tuccille: Venezuela offers a lesson in how socialism ruins countries

Writing in left-wing magazine Dissent in 1978, the prominent socialist economist Robert Heilbroner acknowledged that “dissident political and social beliefs in bourgeois society may be considered as erroneous, foolish, shocking, deplorable, or…

Ford stands by labour minister as integrity commissioner begins ethics probe

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he still has confidence in his labour minister as the new year begins with an integrity commissioner investigation into David Piccini over how he handled…

Wes Streeting warns of ‘disintegration’ of rules-based world order after Venezuela attack | US attack on Venezuela

A senior British cabinet minister had warned of the “disintegration” of the international rules-based system in the aftermath of the US capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, saying the…

Ford will file appeal against court ruling to release personal phone records

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will fight against an order to hand over government-related calls made on his personal cellphone, arguing it would make private citizen information public —…

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian | Wildlife

Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14. The article…