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Canada Lists Plastic As Toxic In Step Towards Ban On Single-Use Plastic
Canada now lists plastic as a toxic substance under their chief environmental law. Along with sending a clear message about plastic pollution, it's also a
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The legacy of forced adoption: 300,000 unmarried Canadian women had to give up their babies
A Canadian Senate report recommends an apology by the federal government and a change to laws governing adoption records.
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Diversity among board directors and officers
Despite decades of gains in the workplace, women continued to be underrepresented in leadership positions within Canada in 2016, especially Indigenous and visible minority women. This infographic examines the diversity among board directors and officers.
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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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Amendments to Bill C-10 would require YouTube, other platforms to recommend Canadian content
Critics say proposed changes still do not address freedom-of-expression concerns around user-generated content on social media
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Breaking down Canada’s new environmental law
Canada’s most important environmental law — the Canadian Environmental Protection Act — is getting an overhaul, and taking a hard look at Canadians' exposure to toxic chemicals.
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Liberal MP causes consternation in House of Commons after appearing naked on camera in front of colleagues
'If you could remind our colleagues, particularly the men, that a tie and a jacket are obligatory, but also a shirt, underwear and pants'
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Green Party leader urges feds to consider universal basic income as 'safety net' beyond pandemic
Green Party leader Annamie Paul is calling on the federal government to launch discussions on creating a national guaranteed livable income. “A guaranteed livable income is almost inevitably going to have to be part of the solution if we’re going to ensure that everyone has a social safety net beneath them,” Paul said at a roundtable discussion Monday with Independent Sen. Kim Pate and co-founder of Revenu de base Québec Jonathan Brun.
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Canada votes to recognize China’s treatment of Uighur population as genocide
Parliament’s move was not supported by Trudeau and likely to raise diplomatic tensions between the two nations
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Canada becomes first nation to declare the Proud Boys a terrorist organization
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Wednesday the Proud Boys were one of 13 groups now designated as terrorist organizations.
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Canada considers designating neo-Nazis, white supremacists as terrorist groups
Far-right extremism has received more mainstream attention in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building. News reports have identified people in the mob as members of militia groups, as well as the far-right Proud Boys movement.
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China Just Likened Canada to a ‘Whore’ For Firing John McCallum
China’s state-run media is really unhappy with Justin Trudeau’s decision to fire his ambassador.
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Trudeau announces $100M for food banks amid coronavirus pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is doubling pandemic aid for the nation’s food banks today. Another $100 million is being added to the Emergency Food Security Fund so food banks and Indigenous organizations can keep putting food on the table for Canadians struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic.
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How about Jeffrey? Canada town of Asbestos reveals shortlist for new name
Contenders to help the mostly French-speaking town in Quebec move on from its past
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U.S. abandoning aluminum tariffs after Canada planned to retaliate
The federal government is celebrating the United States' decision to lift its 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland calling the tariffs a mistake from the beginning, and 'good news' for aluminum workers on both sides of the border.
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Minister of rural development 'open' to internet access becoming public utility
Minister for Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef says internet access is an essential service, and the idea of it becoming a public utility, funded like water or electricity, is not out of the question.
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Canada announces ban on assault-style weapons
New rules would make it illegal to sell or use 1,500 kinds of assault weapons.
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Lawmakers in Canada, U.S. call for probes of Live Nation/Ticketmaster's 'outrageous' refund policy | CBC News
There are now calls from politicians in both Canada and the U.S. for investigations into global entertainment giant Live Nation over its refusal to immediately refund all ticket-holders for thousands of concerts and live events disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Employers need to give paid sick days to fight COVID-19
We frequently hear advice that workers should stay home when they don’t feel well, but there are a lot of reasons why that option isn’t realistic or feasible for many workers. Presenteeism — when employees are unwell and should be away from work, but continue to work — at a time of a global pandemic is especially dangerous for co-workers, managers and employers.
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Trudeau in self-isolation after wife gets test for coronavirus; Kenney pushes for broad stimulation package
Ms. Grégoire Trudeau began exhibiting mild flu-like symptoms including a low fever on Wednesday and she is self-isolating at home awaiting test results
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