For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism, says author Natasha Walter

Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly pledged US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure Before the US military snatched Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, Delcy Rodríguez and her powerful brother pledged to cooperate with the Trump administration once the strongman was gone, four sources involved at high levels with the discussions told the Guardian. Rodríguez, who was sworn in on 5 January as acting president to replace Maduro, and her brother Jorge, the head of the national assembly, secretly assured US and Qatari officials through intermediaries ahead of time that they would welcome Maduro’s departure, according to the sources. Continue reading...

The U.S. president announced the decision in a short social media post late Thursday. The move comes as Trump’s administration has criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government following its trad...

A growing province-wide coalition is resisting American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects they say threaten public health and Indigenous land

These days, there are many reminders to hold on to this one precious thing: our democracy. Not just ticking a box at election time, but working in between elections to protect the systems in place to ...

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Foreign ministry says mayor has poured ‘antisemitic gasoline on an open fire’ by scrapping IHRA definition Israel’s foreign ministry has accused New York mayor Zohran Mamdani of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a recent order by the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams. “On his very first day as @NYCMayor, Mamdani shows his true face: he scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel. This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X. Continue reading...

Watchdog Shelley Spence diagnosed a lack of effort to crack down on an estimated $1 billion in potential overcharges by physicians — including 59 who billed for more than 24

Today, the Coalition Avenir Québec is introducing, An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Québec (the name is better in French, surely).

"Together with your voice, we will restore the promise of Canada" says Jivani's new initiative.

Rapid Support Forces fighters stormed the hospital and killed everyone inside, Sudan Doctors Network said.

Israel continues to implement a systematic policy aimed at erasing physical evidence of genocide

Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?

‘Mind-boggling,’ says a former top Trudeau adviser, echoing outrage from two unnamed, sitting Liberal MPs.

Canada is quietly arming Israel — and fueling genocide. Email your MP and demand they support MP Kwan’s private members’ bill to shut down the U.S. loophole that lets Canadian weapons end up in Israel...

Canadian passengers who tried to book a new flight home amid the Air Canada strike say the airline made it difficult

CUPE union president Mark Hancock is refusing to obey Ottawa's orders.