Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

In 2015, independent Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan set out on what is now known as the Trans Canada Trail, a nearly 17,000-mile recreational trail that encompasses green trails, roads and waterways from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north to the Arctic Ocean leads. On August 1, Ms. Whelan, 56, accompanied by her parents, partner … Read more

Mother of Killed Indigenous Man Told to ‘Get It Together’ by Canadian Police

Mother of Killed Indigenous Man Told to ‘Get It Together’ by Canadian Police

OTTAWA – When seven police officers arrived at Debbie Baptiste’s house in August 2016, circling the house and carrying rifles, they informed her that her son was dead. Instead of comforting the grieving mother, they asked if she had been drinking and told her to “put it all together.” Police’s persistent treatment of Ms. Baptiste, … Read more