Poppies
Welcome to the Australian Island That Fueled America's Opioid Crisis
How a genetically modified super poppy from Tasmania provided enough opiods to flood America.
Don Cherry Fired From Sportsnet Following Xenophobic Rant
Rogers has apparently finally had enough of the host of ‘Coach’s Corner.’
What Will It Take to Fire Don Cherry?
Rogers, CBC, and Ron MacLean have all been complicit in allowing the 85-year-old commentator to nationally broadcast his xenophobia for years.
Thousands of 'Super Bloom' Tourists Have Made Life in This Town Absolute Hell
The mayor called it a "poppy apocalypse."
FIFA Fines England Over £35,000 For Display Of Poppies During World Cup Qualifiers
Meanwhile, Scotland and Wales have been fined over £15,000, and Northern Ireland almost £12,000.
Mexico's opium poppy farmers are fed up with the job's dangers
Opium farmers in the state of Guerrero are starting to complain loudly about toxic fumigation, cartel violence, and poverty. The new activism comes amid tentative political moves towards legalization.
Should Footballers Be Forced to Wear a Poppy?
Like all public figures, footballers face huge pressure to wear a poppy for Remembrance Day. But does this undeniably political symbol have a place in the sport?
Notes from Afghanistan’s Most Dangerous Province
Ben Anderson went to Afghanistan's most violent province, Helmand, to see how things are going since the withdrawal of American and British infantry troops 18 months ago.
If You Want to Honour Canadian Soldiers, Stand Up for Veterans
According to statistics released in September, more military personnel have committed suicide since 2004 than died in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014
Glasgow Has Been Plastered in Thousands of Black Remembrance Poppies
In Glasgow, a group of provocative anti-war activists are so convinced that the real message of remembrance has been lost that they spent last week covering the city with posters of black poppies.