Thursday, April 27, 2023

Saving kidnapped girls in Nigeria is the first step. Mental health support after is key

Neem Foundation

The struggle for abducted Nigerian women and girls doesn’t end when they escape, says Dr. Fatima Akilu. The trauma scars them, and she says it’s important they receive the mental health help they desperately need.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/kidnapped-girls-mental-health-1.6822137?cmp=rss

Liberals fund women's rights abroad as Trudeau prepares to talk abortion politics in New York

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The Liberal government is announcing funding for women's rights abroad — an apparent bid to contrast the Liberals' position on reproductive rights with that of conservatives in Canada and the United States.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-new-york-visit-1.6824389?cmp=rss

Jerry Springer, former mayor and talk-show host, dead at 79

Judge Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer, the one-time mayor whose namesake TV show unleashed chaos on weekday afternoons, has died at 79.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jerry-springer-obit-1.6824262?cmp=rss

Canada has completed first evacuation flight from Sudan: defence minister

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Canada has conducted its first evacuation flight to get Canadians out of Sudan, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday. It's not known how many people were on the RCAF flight.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-first-evacuation-flight-sudan-1.6824129?cmp=rss

Tracing the history of smuggling across the St. Lawrence River

Darren George NEW

In the Akwesasne territory divided by the St. Lawrence River, colonial history has shaped generations of smuggling across the water, from alcohol to cigarettes to people. Akwesasne people who live here share the world of the river they know.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/akwesasne-st-lawrence-smuggling-history-1.6822464?cmp=rss