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Herd Immunity Has a Problem—Conservatives
Conservative states and provinces, and white men and evangelical Christians in particular, have higher rates of vaccine hesitancy.
A Nazi Flag Is Flying in Canada, and It’s Not Coming Down
Two Hitler Youth flags were spotted flying on separate rural Alberta properties last week. One man has since removed the Hitler Youth symbol, while the other is letting his fly next to a Confederate flag.
A Black Teen’s Mom Is Fundraising to Solve Her Mysterious Death in the Woods
Mikayla Miller’s mother said her daughter was found “bound by the neck with a black belt to a tree,” and she suggested police prematurely concluded it was a suicide.
Anti-Maskers Ready to Start Masking—to Protect Themselves From the Vaccinated
An anti-vaccine conspiracy about the vaccinated are leading some anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers to contemplate wearing a mask and social distance.
Canada Could Pass US Vaccinations by Summer as Americans Fight Vaccine Hesitancy
More than a third of Americans say they won’t get vaccinated, while nearly 80 percent of Canadians say they’ll get jabbed, according to Ipsos.
Instagram Stories About Violence Against Indigenous Women Are Disappearing
Hundreds of people have said their posts about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were removed on a day meant to honour them.
Anti-Maskers Are Hosting an Eid Prayer Event and Muslim Groups Aren’t Having It
The Line Canada is demanding “every practicing Muslim” to abandon stay-at-home orders to attend a “proper” Eid prayer in a public park.
Alert: 76% of UK Festivals Could Cancel If the Government Doesn’t Step in
Calls for government-backed insurance plans have fallen on deaf ears, leading to growing fears of mass cancellations over the next few weeks.
‘Our Kids Don’t Matter’: Decision to Close Tribe’s School Sparks Outcry
Terrebonne school board has voted to shut down one of the only majority Indigenous schools in Louisiana.
RCMP Officer Accused of Sexual Assault Has Been On Paid Leave for 16 Years
The Mountie, who was never charged, has not worked since the mid-2000s. He's not the only RCMP officer who has been on paid sick leave for years.
How One of Canada’s Poorest Neighbourhoods Avoided a COVID Crisis
From $5 incentives to on-the-street vaccines, Vancouver’s public health authority created a tailored approach to vaccinating the Downtown Eastside.
Russian Pranksters Duped Canadian Politicians Looking to Hear From Putin Critic
Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyaro pretended to be imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s right-hand man before a House of Commons committee, not long after they tricked a number of European politicians as well.