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OTTAWA, Nov. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada), the country's leading business coalition of producers of renewable…

Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in cities across Australia, shouting slogans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and aiming to raise awareness of the mistreatment of indigenous people. Rallies in the cities of Brisbane, Darwin and Perth drew a smaller turnout than a month ago,

People working with victims of abuse say there has been a steep increase in violence against women during the COVID-19 lockdowns, and refer to it as the 'shadow pandemic.'

Viral posts claim that the LGBTQ community has expanded to include pedophiles. This is false.

John Lewis knew civil rights did not end with voting reform or Barack ObamaThe Georgia congressman's life was more complex than tributes might make out. His embrace of Black Lives Matter shows he knew racist oppression never came close to ending

Flags that help different members of the LGBTQ community feel seen and heard. From Seventeen

OTTAWA, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada), the country's leading business coalition of producers of renewable fuels,…

A recent report and survey focussed on Canada's avalanche professionals, a category that includes winter mountain guides, has identified some significant issues related to racism and sexism.

The NoTimeToWait conference aims to get young people talking about HIV and AIDS to raise awareness of the risks today, fight stigma and advocate for equity.

City council has endorsed the creation of a new police plan for Edmonton, based on reforms generated from two weeks worth of public hearings that followed a massive rally at the Legislature.

Genesis GV70 is the latest new model unveiled, and will go on sale in 2021. GV80 midsize crossover and second-gen G80 sedan now in dealerships. A fully electric crossover should be revealed sometime in 2021. When the Hyundai Motor group announced that Genesis would be its new standalone luxury brand back in 2015, it only […]

"There have been racial disparities in breastfeeding rates for as long as data has been collected in this country — and that has huge implications on both infant and and maternal health," says Black Breastfeeding Week co-founder Kimberly Seals Allers.

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"I think we can Google 'Laverne Cox' and see how often I respond to individuals," actress and activist Laverne Cox, whose Netflix documentary Disclosure is released next week, says. The individual she is referring to in this instance is Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, whose recent series of dangerous

Trans rights go beyond International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.