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Manitoba judges’ education bill could help domestic violence survivors, advocate saysThe bill would require continuing education for new provincial court judges on topics like intimate partner violence, sexual assault, systemic racism and other topics.PoliticsOct 31
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Google may have to sell Chrome. Why the impact could be ‘seismic’The measures presented by the Department of Justice are part of a landmark case in Washington which has the potential to reshape how users find information.ConsumerNov 21
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A long weekend every week? Why Japan is the latest urging firms to consider itSome officials consider changing Japan's often gruelling work culture crucial to maintaining a viable workforce amid the country's nosediving birth rate.CanadaSep 3
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‘Pride is exceptionally important this year,’ Alberta LGBTQ community saysMembers of Alberta's LGBTQ community believe this year's Pride celebrations will lean into the event's history -- emphasizing its roots in protest.FeaturesMay 28
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Penticton overdose prevention site closes due to costly repairsPenticton Area Overdose Prevention Society announced earlier this week that their bus is in need of some costly repairs.HealthMay 15
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Toronto’s denied drug decriminalization is a step ‘backwards,’ expert saysGuy Felicella, a harm reduction and recovery expert in British Columbia, says all regions in Canada need to persevere with treating substance addictions as a health issue.CanadaMay 18
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Air Canada’s Hong Kong jet maintenance deal amid China discord raises security concernsThe maintenance company, HAECO, unveiled its major Air Canada deal with fanfare on Feb. 28, 2024, replacing ST Aerospace company.InvestigationsApr 1
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Roy McMurtry, former Ontario attorney general and legal giant, diesMcMurtry, a longtime lawyer, became the province's attorney general in 1975 under Progressive Conservative premier Bill Davis.CanadaMar 19
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47 groups issue joint statement against Alberta’s new trans policy, rallies heldThe joint statement comes as protests against the new policy were held in Edmonton and Calgary on Saturday, with hundreds in attendance at both rallies.CanadaFeb 3
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A Trump New Hampshire win could still see Haley emerge as threat: analystsA Republican and Democrat weigh in on how Nikki Haley could still emerge as a 'credible threat' to Donald Trump even if he wins the New Hampshire primary.U.S. NewsJan 21
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Police, park rangers move in on Vancouver’s Oppenheimer tent encampment"We believe that these are people's homes and it's against Charter rights for security of the person for them to be taking down their homes," said lawyer Latoya Farrell.PoliticsJan 9
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B.C.’s cops weren’t fully prepared for drug decriminalization, document saysIt comes from a document accessed via a freedom of information request that laid out the meeting minutes of the province's Mental Health Working Group in January 2023.CanadaJan 4
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B.C. Supreme Court blocks public drug use banThe British Columbia Supreme Court has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances.HealthDec 29, 2023
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Politicians react to B.C. Supreme Court injunction against public drug use banB.C.'s Supreme Court’s decision to block a new provincial law prohibiting the public consumption of illegal substances has spurred reaction from politicians.HealthDec 30, 2023
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Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down key feature of Netanyahu’s judicial overhaulIsrael's Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul.WorldJan 1
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Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2023From movie and TV stars to musicians and other notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.EntertainmentDec 30, 2023
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Flurry of newspaper closures raise concern about future of local newsClosures of local Canadian newsrooms in 2023 have left municipal governments, non-profits and journalists themselves trying to figure out what's next.CanadaDec 20, 2023
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Vancouver’s long-delayed tiny home village set to welcome residentsThey're overbudget and more than a year overdue, but 10 tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness are set to welcome new residents in Vancouver.CanadaDec 8, 2023
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Housing advocates call for moratorium on winter decampments in VancouverThe group Stop the Sweeps led a press conference urging the City of Vancouver, police and park rangers not to evict anyone, and to suspend enforcement of the Park Control Bylaw.PoliticsNov 29, 2023
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‘Trust has been broken’: New documents shed light on April’s Downtown Eastside decampmentInternal documents obtained through freedom-of-information legislation now show the municipality wanted very few people in the loop on when the decampment would begin.PoliticsDec 1, 2023