Human Rights
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Three bills affecting transgender Albertans pass debate, set to become lawA trio of bills affecting transgender people in Alberta have passed the final stage of debate in the legislature and are set to become law.PoliticsDec 3, 2024
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Inequalities ‘built into’ B.C. justice, health and child welfare systems: reportBritish Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province's justice, health and child-welfare systems.PoliticsAug 14, 2024
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N.S. ‘remedy’ to move people with disabilities out of institutions slow, says monitorThe 52-page report highlights delays in hiring staff to plan the closure of institutions and a failure to end admissions to institutions in the first year, which ended April 1.HealthAug 1, 2024
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Not everyone has AC, but do you have a legal ‘right to cooling’ in Canada?Advocates for tenants, seniors and the environment are rallying across Canada to ensure vulnerable people can access their right to cooling. What is this legal right?CanadaJul 13, 2024
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B.C. transgender teacher files human rights complaint after online hate, doxxingAn art teacher in British Columbia has launched a human rights complaint against an online harasser after becoming the subject of a targeted anti-trans campaign.CanadaJun 23, 2024
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Israel-Hamas conflict: B.C. human rights watchdog backs ‘peaceful encampments’ at universitiesBritish Columbia's human rights commissioner is calling on universities and colleges to protect the rights of students and staff taking part in "peaceful encampments."PoliticsMay 6, 2024
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Bill banning transgender athletes from publicly-funded sports quashed in B.C.A proposal by BC Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports didn't get to first base.PoliticsApr 30, 2024
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Calls grow for apology after Peel police chief meets Sri Lankan ‘torturer’There are growing calls — including from a Toronto city councillor — for the Peel Regional Police chief to apologize for meeting the notorious head of Sri Lankan police.CanadaApr 30, 2024
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Dan Philip, civil rights champion and builder of bridges, passes awayDan Philip was well known for advocating for the rights of the Black community and often spoke out against racism and discrimination.CanadaApr 1, 2024
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A N.B. single mother says she can’t find housing because she has a childA single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child.EconomyMar 16, 2024
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