Justice
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Soldiers wounded in Afghanistan face a different kind of adversity when they return home and try to restart their lives
By Larry Krotz February 2010
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U.S. war resister Rodney Watson asked a Vancouver United church to shelter him after exhausting his refugee-claim options
By Brian Platt January 2010
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Born with severe cerebral palsy, Daria Gallinger needs 24-hour care. Now her parents face a cruel choice: keep her at home and accept financial ruin, or give her up so she qualifies for the help she needs.
By Trisha Elliott January 2010
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As a girl, Elsie Robinson attended a United Church-run residential school in Ahousaht on Vancouver Island. Her grandson is Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations and a strong advocate of better education for First Nations children. Last October, one day before she died unexpectedly near Nanaimo, B.C., she spoke with Richard Wright.
By Richard Wright January 2010
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Sixty percent of children living on First Nations reserves do not graduate from high school. Aboriginal leaders and educators agree: something must be done to fix Native schooling
By Richard Wright January 2010
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Single. Mother of three. Determined to do more than just get by.
By Kevin Spurgaitis October 2009
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Governments see jobs. Oil companies see money. When it comes to debating Alberta’s oil sands, there’s no middle ground.
By Larry Krotz September 2009
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Shelters across Canada have seen a dramatic rise in homelessness among women. What’s often hidden are the causes.
By Trisha Elliott September 2009
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Mounting dangers are forcing humanitarian workers to rethink the way they deliver relief
By Kevin Spurgaitis July 2009
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They hadn’t seen each other since he was a student at a residential school in Manitoba and she was a teacher. A chance reunion started a remarkable journey of healing.
By Richard Wright May 2009
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Central America’s biggest city is home to some of the region’s poorest people.
But a church-supported project is offering hope to children living in appalling squalor.
By Kevin Spurgaitis March 2009
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With Zimbabwe lurching toward famine, the United Church responds with its biggest food-aid partnership ever
By Gary Kenny March 2009
