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Bill C-6 passed second reading in Parliament with a vote of 308-7, however, witnesses at a meeting of the House of Commons' committee on justice and human rights wrestled with its wording and what it should encompass.

On Wednesday, Amanda Gorman became the youngest poet ever to perform at a presidential inauguration, calling for "unity and togetherness" in her poem, The Hill We Climb.

Also a medical emergency, a teen’s sexual confusion, and a funny monster movie.

Also a small business charmer, and two wildly different horror movies.

The outgoing commander of Canada’s military says he first realized the Canadian Armed Forces had a real problem with hate and racism three years ago, when navy sailors identifying themselves as “Proud Boys” confronted Indigenous protesters in Halifax.

When the Quebec government announced it was imposing an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to limit the spread of COVID-19, Ita Skoblinski posted a tongue-in-cheek message to her local community Facebook group, offering to let people borrow her dog for late-night walks.

Aisha Addo was having a talk just the other day with a close friend about how they were faring as the pandemic stretched into 2021.

The year 2020 witnessed the intersection of the global pandemic, anti-Black racism and the climate crisis. How do we overcome the crisis? The Jewish faith tradition has some hopeful teachings that can help with the answers.

Chris Kulak says his 10-year-old daughter, Isabella, thinks it might be time for a new downstairs closet to hold all the ribbon skirts arriving from around the world.

Also: A runaway slave’s story, some British ultra-violence, and an Alabama romance.

Matt Humphrey — an Anglican priest, writer and educator who lives, works and plays on Songhees territory in the Cecilia Creek watershed (Victoria, B.C.) — mixes faith with environmental stewardship.

Worth a look: Sing Me A Song, Mank, News Of the World, First Cow and Bacurau.

KC Hall, known for his synthesis of graffiti, manga and Northwest Coast art, is finishing up a central piece for the Sacred Journey travelling exhibition, slated to launch in Campbell River this spring.

On a small island in British Columbia's Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with the United States was shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also, 'Soul' from Pixar, 'The Witches,' a woman’s revenge, a famous trial and Ireland clichéd.