Culture & Society Articles

Child porn ruling case of freedom gone wild

February 15, 1999|Comments Off on Child porn ruling case of freedom gone wild

The recent decision of the B.C. Supreme Court which found that, despite a risk of harm, there was a "right" [...]

Slepian coverage shows media bias

January 5, 1999|Comments Off on Slepian coverage shows media bias

Truth forever on the scaffold; Wrong forever on the throne. - James Russell Lowell The distinguished American historian, Daniel Boorstin, [...]

Police search for Kopp continues

December 15, 1998|Comments Off on Police search for Kopp continues

Hamilton newspaper office receives more threatening packages Police in Canada and the U.S. continue to be on the lookout for [...]

Windsor is Canada’s baby boom town

November 13, 1998|Comments Off on Windsor is Canada’s baby boom town

"Windsor is in the midst of an unprecedented baby boom, with a 14 per cent increase in births, bucking a [...]

Youth violence on rise in Quebec

October 13, 1998|Comments Off on Youth violence on rise in Quebec

Little shocks Université de Montréal criminologist Marc LeBlanc anymore, but the latest statistics on youth crime, which indicate that Québec [...]

Growth in faith leads to rejection of secular rock

October 13, 1998|Comments Off on Growth in faith leads to rejection of secular rock

Following on our August feature article on Rock for Life, a network of pro-life rock bands, The Interimoffers the thoughts [...]

Hospital under fire in suspected rape of patient

October 13, 1998|Comments Off on Hospital under fire in suspected rape of patient

A severely brain-damaged woman confined to a Montréal-area psychiatric institution is pregnant, and her mother, the police, and the public [...]

Tougher child porn laws urged

October 13, 1998|Comments Off on Tougher child porn laws urged

On Sept. 2, police in 12 countries simultaneously arrested almost 50 people. The sting, dubbed Operation Cathedral, was described by [...]

Experts question ideas about domestic violence

October 13, 1998|Comments Off on Experts question ideas about domestic violence

Erin Pizzey, the founder of the world's first battered women's shelter, told a recent Toronto workshop on domestic violence that [...]

Children respond to what is true, illustrator says

September 12, 1998|Comments Off on Children respond to what is true, illustrator says

Although he lost an eye as a child, Tim Ladwig is today a renowned children's book illustrator. He believes that [...]

Infanticide charge laid against Toronto nurse

September 12, 1998|Comments Off on Infanticide charge laid against Toronto nurse

A Toronto nurse has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a gravely ill newborn. Police [...]

P.E.I women’s festival dumped

August 12, 1998|Comments Off on P.E.I women’s festival dumped

Just days before its scheduled June 5 opening, the P.E.I. Women's Festival was told it was unwelcome at Camp Gencheff, [...]