Canada’s 45th federal election campaign is officially underway, with just 36 days until voting day on Monday, April 28.

Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau on March 9 and was sworn in as prime minister, triggered the election Sunday after asking Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament.

The campaign—the shortest allowed by law—will focus heavily on relations with U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Many voters are thinking, ‘Who’s the best to handle Donald Trump?...

They say grit is built in the north, and from frozen Winnipeg pitches to the heat of the Frauen-Bundesliga, Caroline Kehrer has embraced that Winnipeg grit every step of the way.

“We played one game actually against 22,000 people in a stadium this year and I think that was just so cool,” Kehrer says. “The whole stadium, you know, cheering against us. I actually scored in that game too, and to hear a stadium go silent after you score is just something special.”

Keher is currently a centre-forwa...

Megha, 18, goes out every day to
bring back water for her family in
a Matka on her head. She says it
gives her and two of her friends
an excuse to get out of the house
and wander around the village.

On average Canadians throw 3.25 million tonnes of plastic waste every year and only 9% of this is recycled; the rest of the waste ends up in landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, and sadly, the environment. More than 80% of marine litter, which affects both fresh and saltwater habitats alike, is plastic waste that comes from packaging.

"There was this little store in Vancouver called The Soap Dispensary and going there was the only way in my life that I was making tangible change. It was a lon

Harpal Singh Benniwal had stopped his gatka classes about 10 years ago. But now, with his daughter by his side, he can be seen jumping blocks and spinning kicks in the akhara — the practice ground.

Gatka is a traditional form of martial art practiced in the Sikh community that dates back to the 17th century. First developed to defend the local community against invaders, it combines self-defence techniques and acrobatics.

Done right, gatka instructors describe it as fierce and yet lyrical.

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Walking through the villages of Haryana,
you’ll feel the eyes of women looking
through veils. You’ll see men staring while
they smoke Hookah. Go deeper, and
you’ll hear whispers and screams for help
from girls stuck behind 300-year-old ideologies, customs and heavy metal doors.