Atlanta creates the largest free food forest in America

Free food forests could potentially solve a massive food insecurity issue in Canada as well, where 1 in 8 households live with food insecurity.
Texas’ electric company ERCOT shut off power to prevent catastrophic failure

“We lost power on Wednesday at 9 am, and it was restored on Friday. No one knew about the severity of the storm. Monday and Tuesday we saw freezing rain and snow, the temperatures were negative 12 degrees Celsius,” said Auzana Kasnavia
[WATCH] Indigenous-operated non-profit organizations feed, shelter 1,400 people in Winnipeg; locate two missing women

Churches and hotels kept their doors closed due to COVID-19 restrictions even when more than 1,400 people needed protection from freezing cold
Young man expresses “Biden remorse” as insulin soars to US$2,000 per month

“I can’t afford to live,” the 24-year-old says in a viral tweet
Black franchise magnate sues McDonald’s for racial discrimination

Herb Washington, a Black McDonald’s franchise owner, has sued the corporation for racial discrimination, citing “racist policies and practices” towards Black franchisees.
[WATCH] Music video of strangers dancing in their windows connects us in a time of lockdown

The Neighbourhood Watch released a music video for their new song “20 year dream”
Report suggests that border patrol is not humanitarian organization as claimed

The US Border Controls hails itself as a “humanitarian organization,” but an inquiry by two humanitarian NGOs dispute this claim. It criticizes the Border Patrol’s militarized policing and treatment of migrants in distress. Read here:
[TRIGGER WARNING: Rape, torture] Uighur woman survives China’s ‘re-education’ camp, alleges systematic rape, torture

The details in this article are of sensitive nature and it could be triggering or upsetting to some. Reader discretion is advised.
Toronto Paramedic Services respond to 40 overdose calls in one day

According to the City of Toronto, in 2020 there were more than 2,000 total Covid-19 deaths and 823 drug related deaths in Toronto.
Member of Ahousaht First Nation to bike 1,200 km from Vancouver to Edmonton for cancer research

NANAIMO — In August, Roy Jack, 46, a member of the Ahousaht First Nation, will cycle from Vancouver to Edmonton to raise money for childhood cancer research, as part of the Great Cycle Challenge, Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper reported. “Kids should be living life, not fighting for it,” stated Jack’s Great Cycle Challenge profile, where people can […]