Kristy Woudstra

Up to half a million people are living in Canada without official status. The 'sanctuary city' movement is growing, but the fear of deportation persists.

Immigration rules say would-be Canadians with disabilities can put an ‘excessive demand’ on the medical system. Families and supporters are fighting back.

Ring in the New Year by tuning out your inner critic

Photographer Hilary Gauld-Camilleri recently talked to The Observer about “Better With You,” her latest photo project for Ontario’s Waterloo Regional Down Syndrome. It honours children with Down syndrome and their families, while challenging stereotypes. Q What is the “Better With You” photo project? A This photo series featured 38 families of children with Down syndrome from Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph, […]

Canadian survivors of childhood sexual abuse are coming forward to reveal how their church failed them — and protected their predators

After the acquittal of Gerald Stanley for the death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie, many expressed their anger, hurt and frustration on social media, including Senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

An investigation of why one woman is murdered every eight hours by her husband or boyfriend in this African country — and how advocates are trying to stop it.

A beautiful tribute to Humboldt Broncos statistician Brody Hinz helps all Canadians better understand the person he was. Hinz, 18, volunteered for the Saskatchewan hockey team. Tragically, he was among the 16 people who have died after the team bus collided with a transport truck last Friday. “I never knew that it would be the last time that […]