China ended its international adoption program. Prospective parents want Canada to intervene

China ended its international adoption program. Prospective parents want Canada to intervene

The Current24:51China suddenly ends international adoptions A Quebec man and his wife are devastated after China suddenly stopped most international adoptions, dashing their hopes of adopting a little boy they’ve spent years getting to know.  “We feel that we have a special connection with him,” said Pierre LeMay from Quebec City.  “We receive pictures, we … Read more

Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice captures the voice but misses the mark

Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice captures the voice but misses the mark

The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival.  Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings … Read more

Former Liberal MP considering leadership run in the wake of party’s byelection defeat

Former Liberal MP considering leadership run in the wake of party’s byelection defeat

Only a day after Conservatives won a federal byelection in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul’s, ending a race that was largely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership at the head of the governing party, a new potential contender says he is considering a bid to replace him.  Former Liberal … Read more

Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment

Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment

A Conservative MP apologized in the House of Commons on Thursday after an Indigenous colleague from across the political aisle called him out for linking an offender’s criminal record to his race. Brad Redekopp says he misspoke earlier this week when he brought up the 2022 mass stabbings in Saskatchewan during a debate about measures … Read more

Black scholars criticize white writer’s ‘dehumanizing’ use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations

Black scholars criticize white writer’s ‘dehumanizing’ use of blackface to write book on U.S. race relations

A Canadian journalist is defending his decision to travel the U.S. in blackface and write a book about racism, after facing a storm of criticism online. “Last summer, I disguised myself as a Black man and traveled throughout the United States to document how racism persists in American society,” Sam Forster, who is white, posted Tuesday on … Read more