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Elderly Black couple alleges excessive force by Durham police when leaving hospitalThe couple has requested that Ontario's police watchdog conduct a review of an investigation that cleared the officers of wrongdoing.CanadaJun 15, 2020
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Children in foster homes and government care in Quebec test positive for coronavirusQuebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services said it’s not tracking the outcome of individual cases of the virus among children in care.HealthMay 14, 2020
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Children in Ontario group homes and foster care test positive for coronavirusTwo of four children found to have COVID-19 have recovered, while five of eight staff at group homes and youth detention centres who tested positive have recovered.HealthMay 9, 2020
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Canada is releasing immigration detainees at ‘unprecedented’ rates amid COVID-19 fearsData obtained by Global News shows that the number of immigration detainees has dropped by more than half over the last month.CanadaApr 25, 2020
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The number of detainees held in Canada’s immigration holding centres is declining amid COVID-19 fearsLast month, detainees at the Laval immigration centre started a hunger strike after asking to be released over fears of contracting COVID-19.CanadaApr 3, 2020
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Tech companies are proposing Canada use phone apps to track spread of coronavirusCivil liberties experts question the effectiveness of apps that use location data to track potential coronavirus cases, saying governments should also consider privacy rights.TechApr 3, 2020
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Displaced people, refugees especially vulnerable to COVID-19: report“It'll be virtually impossible to stop within certain communities,” one advocate warns about the spread of COVID-19 among asylum seekers and refugees.WorldMar 30, 2020
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‘Helping humanity’: Why this man volunteered for a coronavirus vaccine trialNeal Browning says he and 44 other people participating in the study are the 'animal trials' for a potential novel coronavirus vaccine.HealthMar 24, 2020
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Calls for safer opioid supply grow as COVID-19 pandemic compounds overdose crisisHarm reduction advocates worry about how the closing of the U.S.-Canada border and social distancing will impact the already toxic drug supply on the streets.HealthMar 20, 2020
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Toronto Police Service confirms some members tested Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition toolThe Toronto Police had previously said that it uses facial recognition software, but not the controversial tool by Clearview AI.CanadaFeb 13, 2020
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Ontario watchdog would be ‘very concerned’ about police using tools like Clearview AIA report about police use of Clearview AI’s groundbreaking facial recognition tool has prompted concerns over whether Canadian law enforcement have tried it.TechJan 24, 2020
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What’s next for Canadian refugee policies in 2020Canada will continue to grapple with people fleeing persecution and war around the world at rates not seen since the Second World War.CanadaDec 30, 2019
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What the future holds for medical psychedelics in CanadaThere's a growing movement of people championing the benefits of psychedelics, and they're following the path that led to cannabis legalization.CanadaDec 27, 2019
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These issues will dominate federal politics in 2020Here are some of the top issues that will be tackled by Parliament over the next year after it returns on Jan. 27PoliticsDec 24, 2019
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Guelph man facing terror charges denied bailIkar Mao was denied bail in a Brampton, Ont., court on Thursday.CanadaDec 12, 2019
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Guelph man now facing terrorism chargesIkar Mao, 22, has been accused of participating in the activity of a terrorist group and leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group.CanadaDec 6, 2019
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Medical schools should deny applicants who object to provide abortion, assisted death: bioethicistUdo Schuklenk says screening out would-be doctors who would object to providing health care on conscience grounds would avoid debates over things like Alberta's Bill 207.HealthNov 23, 2019
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From abortion access to pipelines, here’s what these new MPs hope to tackle firstSome first-time MPs talk about how they were elected and what they hope to accomplish.PoliticsNov 23, 2019
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Ontario man arrested on terrorism peace bond after returning from TurkeyIkar Mao was arrested at his home in Guelph this month over fears that he would participate in the activities of a terrorist group.CanadaNov 18, 2019
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Toronto doctor involved in fentanyl trafficking ring gets 12-year prison sentenceDr. George Otto was convicted of trafficking fentanyl in an operation that also involved a pharmacist.CrimeNov 14, 2019
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Quebec inmate who allegedly ran fentanyl ring from his prison cell faces extradition to the U.S.Jason Joey Berry is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in the first large fentanyl bust in Quebec.CrimeNov 13, 2019
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Which health care promises will the Liberals realistically be able to keep?Justin Trudeau has promised that a re-elected Liberal government will take steps toward implementing national universal pharmacare and improve access to family doctors.PoliticsOct 22, 2019
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The Liberals dominated many battleground Greater Toronto Area ridingsElections are won and lost in the vote-rich Greater Toronto Area.PoliticsOct 21, 2019
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Maxime Bernier loses his riding in BeauceMaxime Bernier formed the controversial People's Party of Canada in 2018, after he narrowly lost his Conservative Party leadership bid to Andrew Scheer.PoliticsOct 21, 2019
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In 2015, Justin Trudeau declared ‘Canada is back’— so where are we now?Four years later and just days from the 2019 federal election, political scientists and international relations experts are taking stock of Trudeau’s record on foreign policy.PoliticsOct 20, 2019
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