Ten-year-old Ajijur and his dad Saddiq scrimped and saved for their prized possession—a $50 solar kit to power a bulb in their new home
‘Major Murad’, a retired Bangladeshi military officer involved in last summer’s deadly attacks in Dhaka, had received training at Kingston’s Army Staff College
His colleagues were hacked to death in Bangladesh. He’s endured death threats. And yet Raihan Abir carries on his website’s work, in Canada.
‘The first full account’ of America’s role in the 1971 atrocities in Bangladesh
The push for cheap clothes includes a small Montreal apparel firm
Loblaw, owner of the Joe Fresh brand, has become the latest major retailer to sign onto a pact promising significant improvements to building safety in Bangladesh textile factories, as pressure mounts on the remaining holdouts, which include Wal-Mart and Gap.
From the archives: Bangladesh disaster raises tough questions about cheap clothes
‘Slavery is being committed against something beautiful’
Workers spoke of large cracks in the building, reports say
Cause of death T.B.D.
A few months ago, Conservative MP Brad Trost was boasting that the government had “defunded” Planned Parenthood. But after more than a year of public waffling, the CBC reports that the government is about to approve funding for the group.
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