In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Indigenous communities’ collective rights could trump individuals’ Charter rights
Category: Politics & Policy
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Ontario school boards sue social platforms for disrupting education
Students are experiencing an attention, learning and mental health crisis because of prolific and compulsive use of social media products
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Canadian farmers ‘not satisfied’ with EU trade deal
Canadian farmers say they are bewildered by the French Senate’s rejection of the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada
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Abuse victims demonstrate in Quebec against Catholic Church
More than 140 people filed a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec in 2022, claiming to have been sexually abused by Catholic staff
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New report challenges Alberta’s approach to choice in education
A new report calls for increasing choice within Alberta’s public schools rather than splitting funding across different school systems
Posted inAFP
Canada starts small-scale evacuation of Canadians in Haiti
18 Canadians have been airlifted to the Dominican Republic, out of 30 vulnerable citizens that have requested assistance to leave the Haiti
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Self-employed workers are neglected in policy, new alliance claims
Lack of policy support is one of the drivers of gender and racial disparities among self-employed workers, a new report says
Posted inAFP
Canada bids farewell to its last Cold War leader Brian Mulroney
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney was remembered Saturday as a man who loved his country “with all his heart”
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Canada to search landfill for Indigenous women remains
Ottawa and Manitoba on Friday committed $40 million to search a landfill for the remains of Indigenous women
Posted inFamily
‘It is a mess’: Subsidized child-care centres face uncertain future
Many Ontario child-care centres are operating at a loss because the government has not increased it reimbursement rate while their costs rise