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B.C. becomes first province to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs | Globalnews.ca
The B.C. government will now work with multiple agencies and organizations to establish indicators to establish outcomes.
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Canada removes ban on blood donations from gay men
Men who have sex with men will no longer be required to be celibate for three months before donating.
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Pandemic still top priority as B.C. NDP throne speech promises action on housing, climate change
Two years into the pandemic, keeping British Columbians healthy and safe from COVID-19 remains the top priority of the provincial government, according to Tuesday’s throne speech.
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Canada creeps towards totalitarianism
A new bill proposing to regulate speech on the internet in Canada is being pushed by our politically center-left Liberal party
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2nd Trudeau Minister Resigns as Canada’s Political Crisis Swells
“There can be a cost to acting on one’s principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them,” Jane Philpott said in stepping down.
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For the security of Canadians, Huawei should be banned from our 5G networks
China is willing to take extreme measures for its national interests; we must do the same
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Success! Canada passes bill to repeal its blasphemy law
Humanists UK has welcomed the passage of a new bill which is set to repeal Canada’s 19th century blasphemy laws. The bill now awaits royal assent, the final (formal) legislative step. Humanists UK, which campaigns against blasphemy laws around the world as part of the End Blasphemy Laws coalition, has welcomed the news, and urged other countries who retain their blasphemy laws, such as Scotland and Northern Ireland, to do the same.
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Parcel backlog mounting as CUPW rejects latest offer from Canada Post | CBC News
The union representing postal workers has just rejected an offer from Canada Post. It now seems the Crown corporation will head into its busiest time of year mired in a labour dispute.
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Canada's Trump moment? Doug Ford rises in conservative party
Brother of late Toronto mayor is favourite to become next provincial leader in Ontario, sparking debate as to whether divisive politics that rattled US have headed north.
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Canada's Liberal party considers decriminalization of all illicit drugs
The push towards decriminalization comes as the opioid crisis continues to claim thousands of lives on both sides of the 49th parallel
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Can These 8 Surprising Ways Reverse YOUR GERD?
What are the new ways to fight GERD? Check out this infographic to find 11 surprising ways reverse your GERD.
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Ottawa to ban capture of dolphins, whales
As part of its sweeping overhaul of fisheries legislation, the federal Liberal government will ban the capture of cetaceans, marine mammals like whales, dolphins and porpoises, for the purposes of captivity.
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Canada orders review of deal to sell helicopters to Philippines
Just one day after signing a $233 million agreement to sell 16 helicopters to the Philippines, the Canadian government on Wednesday ordered a review of the deal amid concerns the aircraft could be used to fight rebels.
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Canada votes for gender-neutral anthem
The Canadian Senate has passed a bill that changes the text of the English-language version of the national anthem to make it gender-neutral. It now awaits royal assent by the governor general to become law. The move is set to change the words "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command" in the anthem, O Canada. The private member's bill from 2016 had stalled in the Senate as Conservatives fought its passage, but it won approval on a voice vote on Wednesday.
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Trudeau announces trade agreement without U.S.
The deal with countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership comes a year after President Trump withdrew from the agreement
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Tim Hortons franchise owners tell workers to blame Wynne for benefit cuts and to 'not vote Liberal'
A staff memo written by a couple of Tim Hortons franchise owners in Whitby, Ont., blames cuts to employee benefits on the Ontario government and its minimum wage hike.
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Canada criticizes U.S. lumber duties put in place on Wednesday
The Canadian government on Wednesday criticized the United States for a decision to impose duties on certain softwood lumber exports and underlined its determination to fight the move. The duties, which went into effect on Wednesday, are “unfair, unwarranted and troubling,” Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement. Ottawa has already launched challenges against the duties...
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Ready or Not, Recreational Marijuana Use Is Coming to Canada
Behind a forbidding high-security fence topped with razor wire, Supreme Pharmaceuticals is busy preparing for the legal marijuana trade, with workers expanding a greenhouse complex where the lucrative crop grows. But while Supreme looks like it will be ready for the day when prohibition ends, Canada’s governments still have a lot of work to do.
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Canada misses chance to ban toxic plastics chemicals: environment watchdog
The federal government missed a crucial opportunity to protect Canadians from harmful chemicals that could interfere with fertility and behaviour, an environmental organization says. After a review, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced Friday that none of more than a dozen phthalates studied posed a risk to human health, and only one needs further study for possible risk to the environment.
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Canada ramps up deportations amid growing migrant influx
As an influx of asylum seekers crossing from the United States strains Canada’s immigration system, the country is ramping up its deportation of migrants, government data shows. Deportations of Mexicans, who have flocked to Canada in growing numbers after a visa requirement was lifted in December, was already 66 percent higher in the first eight months of 2017 than the total from the previous year.
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