Everything Local
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights activist and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Wednesday that he will leave “temporarily” to lead the Ethiopian military on the front lines as they fight rebels. Mr….
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fewer than 2,000 people were exposed to the virus The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says there have been no cases of the smallpox-like virus…
Written by CNN Staff The number of women victims of violence around the world has risen 17% in the past two years, according to findings from the U.N.’s global Violence Against Women report. The…
Written by By Trentini Norman, CNN When Bob Lansdale passed away last week, he left behind a legacy of journalistic, social and political work — a stark contrast to his demeanor. Journalist and author…
Shawn Micallef When Canadians look to Toronto’s Rivers in the off-season, they immediately think of massive floods. But they might not think of Toronto’s pockets of vigilantes that make life a lot better for…
Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney says the Quebec Parliament has introduced a “courageous and just” new law for rape victims. “This legislation is good for Canada and good for all women. We should…
Myanmar, the country still controlled by its former military junta, this week arrested 18 local medical workers in Sittwe, the state capital of Rakhine, the Human Rights Watch advocacy group reported Wednesday. The workers…
Sophie Hall should be in France at present, enjoying her retirement from medicine at the Sorbonne. She was a proto-feminist in American colonial times. But now a fascinating new biography is catching up with…
Written by Staff Writer at CNN New Zealand, Charlotte Greenfield New Zealand MP John Banks is now the proud owner of an unexpected new bike: a baby girl born at the wheel of his…
Plans to protect a vital diversity of vegetation needed to help lower greenhouse gas emissions across Canada were given a boost this week, when the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced that it had won…