The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down a ban on brothels. Ronald Weitzer, a professor of sociology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and an expert on the sex industry, speaks to CBC about the issues surrounding legalizing brothels.

WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS Jurors in the trial of Michael Rafferty, charged in the death of eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, are taking a break from proceedings in London, Ont., after two days of numbing testimony.

Despite Stephen Harper's determination not to reopen the abortion debate, the issue will be back in the parliamentary spotlight as MPs consider whether to create a committee to look at the legal definition of when human life begins.

U.S. President Barack Obama has declared unequivocal support for gay marriage, becoming the first president to endorse the politically explosive idea and injecting a polarizing issue into the 2012 race for the White House.