Untangling Mark Carney’s father’s ties to Fort Smith, N.W.T., Indian day school

Warning: this story contains outdated language and discusses physical and sexual abuse at residential schools. It was March 1965, and Catholic educator Robert J. Carney had gone on CBC Radio to discuss his work as a federal day school principal in the Northwest Territories. Today, it’s an interview some may find jarring. “Mr. Carney, at the teachers…

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Neo-Nazi terror propagandist ‘Dark Foreigner’ guilty on all counts

WARNING: This story contains descriptions and images of racist online content targeting Jews, Muslims, the 2SLGBTQ+ community and others. An Ottawa man has been found guilty of sowing hate, fear and division by helping create racist recruitment videos and other terrorist propaganda for a now defunct far-right international terrorist group and a prominent neo-Nazi. Superior Court…

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Windsor Spitfires, CHL, OHL call lawsuit alleging sexual assault by 4 players ‘very serious’

WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. The Windsor Spitfires, Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) have received a statement of claim outlining what they call “very serious allegations” of a sexual assault by four unnamed players more than…

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