Judy Heumann, 'mother of the disability rights movement,' dead at 75

Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at age 75.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/judy-heumann-obit-1.6768966?cmp=rss

Prince Harry, Meghan invited to King Charles's coronation, says spokesperson. But will they go?

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have received an invitation to his father King Charles's coronation but will not yet confirm publicly whether they will attend, a spokesperson for Harry said on Sunday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-meghan-markle-coronation-1.6768946?cmp=rss

Support is firm now, but Ukraine and West have different end goals: Ignatieff

Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff says that despite Western support for Ukraine, the two sides still have different "ultimate objectives" when it comes to ending the war.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ignatieff-ukraine-western-support-ultimate-objectives-1.6768819?cmp=rss

On Italy's Po River, Europe's biggest clam harvesting production preserves a way of life

La Sacca di Goro is situated on the northeastern coast of Italy, where the Po River drains into the Adriatic Sea. The lagoon is a place where local people have managed to strike a delicate balance between making a living and respecting nature through shellfish harvesting.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/po-river-italy-shellfish-harvesting-industry-1.6767357?cmp=rss

Thousands protest in Athens after Greece's deadly train collision

Clashes erupted briefly between police and a group of demonstrators in central Athens on Sunday on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece's deadliest train crash in living memory.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-train-crash-protest-1.6768780?cmp=rss

How Russia is dealing with off-script realities of its war on Ukraine

Russia watchers say Moscow's war narrative faces a central tension — its message that everything is going according to plan being challenged by contradictory events that demand explanation.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-narrative-drones-1.6766524?cmp=rss

United Nations members reach accord to protect marine life on high seas

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface — concluding two weeks of talks in New York.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/united-nations-high-seas-biodiversity-accord-1.6768770?cmp=rss