Sarah Krichel

News

Canadian Universities Using 'Black Death as a PR stunt': Students

Black students say their experiences on campus are in sharp contrast to the rosy Black Lives Matter statements universities have been making in recent weeks.
Sarah Krichel
6.18.20
Views My Own

I Launched a Company While Serving Time for Coke Smuggling

First I was a drug mule, then I started a business. 'Cons & Kernels' aims to employ everyone, including former inmates.
Emily O’Brien
11.18.19
abortion

For Women of Colour, Family Shame Can Make Abortions Traumatic

In households where it's common to keep dating a secret, an unplanned pregnancy brings up many challenges.
Sarah Krichel
7.16.19
News

Canada Bans Whale and Dolphin Captivity

The House of Commons voted in favour of Bill S-203, which sets out to protect cetaceans from the trauma of confinement for entertainment purposes.
Sarah Krichel
6.11.19
Science

Siberia Could Become More Habitable Due to the Climate Crisis, Scientists Find

The climate will become milder across Asian Russia by the 2080s, making it way easier to live there.
Sarah Krichel
6.6.19
News

Man Found Not Guilty of Child Porn After Ordering a Child-like Sex Doll to Replace His Dead Infant Son

The Crown attorney had argued that the man’s explanation for ordering the sex doll 'made no sense.'
Sarah Krichel
5.23.19
News

New Harm Reduction Service Encourages Dealers To Send Drugs in Mail for Testing

Get Your Drugs Tested knows it's illegal to send drugs in the mail in Canada, but thinks safety is worth the risk.
Sarah Krichel
5.22.19
News

Man Left Homeless After Getting Kicked Out of Apartment for Smoking Medical Weed

A 57-year-old Nova Scotia man who uses a wheelchair spent a rainy night outside of his building, with a garbage bag over his head.
Sarah Krichel
5.15.19
News

An 'Uncomfortable' Politician Helped Kill Free Tampons In a Canadian City

The city of Hamilton, which has its first upcoming Menstrual Hygiene Day, voted against a proposal looking at providing free menstrual products.
Sarah Krichel
5.14.19
News

Canada Grants More Religions Ability to Import Ayahuasca

A total of five religious groups now are allowed to use the hallucinogenic in their ceremonies.
Sarah Krichel
5.9.19
News

21-Year-Old Politician's Staff Calls Cops on Protesting Senior Citizens

To be fair, the slow march of time is absolutely terrifying. No one wants to be confronted by that.
Sarah Krichel
5.8.19
Crime

Man Who Ordered Child-Sized Sex Doll Tells Court It Was to Replace Dead Infant Son

Kenneth Harrisson, whose son died more than two decades ago, has been charged with child pornography for purchasing the sex doll.
Sarah Krichel
5.7.19
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