A Tahltan language instructor in northern B.C. says she uses a puppet named after the Tahltan word for grandmother to make teaching and learning more joyful.

Filipino Canadians gathered in Toronto to learn about Maguindanaoan music, dance and cultural traditions. 

Reflecting on Muhammad Ali's poem, cross-cultural pronouns, and the ways to change prosocial thoughts and behavior.

What if the syllabics of the Cree language dominated everyday communication? This is the question asked by Joi T. Arcand’s new exhibition at the Carleton University Art Gallery.

Convenience has evolved from a luxury designed to make our lives easier into a cultural imperative that we can’t escape. But what happens when a culture positions convenience as a ‘supreme value’? IDEAS contributor Olivia Truno explores the cult of convenience and considers what inconvenience may have to offer us.

A 19th-century term for dyslexia reveals how doctors discovered that reading difficulties had little to do with eyesight or intelligence.

Élections Québec employees have been directed to ask whether a voter has the right to English communication before speaking to them in English during the provincial election.

French-language services at ServiceOntario locations fall short of the province's obligations to French-speaking Ontarians, according to a new report from the office of Ontario's ombudsperson.

A French-speaking political scientist is questioning the motivations of Manitoba's premier for choosing to answer all English questions in the legislature in French for two days.

In 2021, the OQLF notified the town of Hudson to ensure its street names conform to Quebec’s Charter of the French Language.

A free online teaching resource called canadianlanguages.org launched Sept. 21 with Nakoda lessons taught by Theresa O'Watch of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation. With Cree, Dakota, Dene and Michif lessons already in production, the new initiative aims to break down barriers to learning the first languages in Canada.While many provincial K-12 curricula across the country now include Indigenous languages, most schools still do not teach them. Founder Wahbi Zarry “wanted to make it so easy for a teacher that there is just no reason left not to teach an Indigenous language in class.”

A federal union is speaking out against cuts to the federal translation bureau and is accusing the Carney government of hypocrisy as Ottawa defends French language standards in trade talks with the U.S.

Many temporary residents outside of Quebec are trying to learn French in the hope of obtaining permanent residency in Canada.

The 50 most iconic films, books, albums and TV shows of the century so far

The Cut, a new play written by Jordi Mand, is a one-act drama that unfolds as Sarah, who is Jewish, and Andrew, who is not, struggle over whether to circumcise the baby if it’s a boy (they have decided not to know the sex). The story takes place as they set up the nursery, surrounded by children’s books, a rocking chair, and boxes of baby clothes.  

Contrasting regional influences highlight a growing, multicultural design voice that creates a ‘melting pot’ of approaches. 

The rural Ontario tribal community installed a small data center as it modernized its record-keeping systems

While promoting Misaligned, an upcoming film from Particle6, in an interview with Piers Morgan and actor Tom Conti, AI-generated 'actor' Tilly Norwood abruptly switched from speaking English to Cantonese.

Over the weekend, dozens of models from across the country hit the runway for the first-ever Whitehorse Fashion Week, held at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.

A project named Whispers from the Wetlands at Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Wildlife Park gives visitors a chance to hear the names of species in the Mi'kmaw language and learn about their importance to Indigenous culture.

First Nations language speakers share how words and phrases carry so much identity and context that they are almost impossible to convey in English. CBC's Terri Trembath travelled to visit elders who explained what is lost in context, essence and even humour when translating long-held words for people, plants and locations.

After a Quebec Superior Court judge ordered Élections Québec to temporarily suspend the language law and prepare voter reminder cards in both French and English, the court has now ordered the agency to send them.

As readers turn their eyes to nominees for the Nobel Prize in literature and Canada’s Giller Prize, how does Canadian literary recognition translate into international standing?

Between 1857 and 1996, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) at the University of Manitoba says more than 150,000 children attended Indian Residential Schools, with many of them never returning home.