Nearly two years after a woman started asking why the sexual assault she reported as a child did not lead to charges, RCMP still havent released the relevant files despite confirming they exist. Jamie, the survivor, is calling for answers and a more trauma-informed approach to sexual assault investigations.

Military service is compulsory for most Israelis. Those who refuse on political grounds are typically sentenced to prison for up to 10 days initially, and can be sent back to jail multiple times if they continue to refuse. Tal Mitnicks initial prison sentence of 30 days is harsher than usual, advocates say.

On Christmas Eve, Vancouver journalist Laura Lynch woke up to messages from friends who had seen articles featuring her photo, name, and the announcement that she had died in a car crash. In fact, news outlets had mistakenly used her photo in obituaries for U.S. singer Laura Lynch.

Some employees and students across Canada who have publicly stated their pro-Palestinian stance on the Israel-Hamas war have been fired, suspended or faced calls to not be hired based on those views.

While the exchange of prisoners and hostagesbetweenHamasand Israel in recent days has provided a rare period of optimism in the seven-week-longwar, it has also shone a light on the conditions of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.

Stickers proclaiming support for Hamas that appeared to be linked to a student-run advocacy group were posted on campus at the University of British Columbia last week and racialized students associated with the group have received threats as a result. Jewish student group Hillel BC says it 'terminated its relationship' with the independent contractor it says posted the stickers.

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, chanting or writing the slogan has led to censure for protesters and politicians alike. But Palestinians and some Jewish academics say the phrase refers to Palestinian freedom and self-determination and is not "inherently threatening" or hateful.