Epidemic of illegal firearms overwhelms Canadian cities
Corrections institutions are merely holding facilities with few effective rehabilitative programs. They must have programs for safe, effective reintegration…
Why won’t Canada help me get my mother’s killers?
When it comes to Indo-Canadians being killed in India, there seems to be a different standard for the RCMP…
Protect yourself from financial phishing
Welcome to the predatory online scamming world. Fraudulent emails, often containing links or attachments, are dangerous. If it seems too good to be true, it is…
We can’t just throw money at crime prevention
We need to to treat the crisis of a growing prison population as a public health challenge rather than the narrower response being advocated…
Domestic violence perpetrators, and victims, know no gender
Domestic violence, no matter the gender of the victim, is wrong…
Medical errors too common but patients are paving the way for change
The Elizabeth Wettlaufer case should serve as a warning to all of us about the issue of patient safety…
We must fight crime at its social roots
The rash of liquor store robberies in Winnipeg says more about underlying social problems than it does about the effectiveness of police…
The enduring romance of the highwayman
Brave, dashing and manly, these social bandits have lofty status. But some, like Dick Turpin, fall far short of the glowing stereotype…
Searching for a needed break from reality?
Canadian mystery drama, from Murdoch to Doyle to 19-2, can help you escape the roller-coaster of life…
Reserve life is not healthy, especially for young people
Three people with Red Pheasant Cree Nation No. 108 backgrounds. Three stories. One inescapable conclusion…