Oxfam Canada
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Big banks financed 1.9B tonnes of emissions in 2020: Oxfam Canada studyCanada's biggest banks have committed to reaching net zero financed emissions by 2050, but have also talked about the importance of continued fossil-fuel funding.EnvironmentOct 18, 2022
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With so many women forced out of work during the pandemic, what will bring them back?Women across the country have been disproportionately impacted by pandemic job losses. Women's rights advocates say cheaper child care and flexibility will help bring them back.EconomyAug 26, 2021
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Anti-poverty groups slam Canada for drawing from COVAX vaccine programThe international partnership was created last year to help deliver billions of expensive vaccine doses to poor countries that can't afford vaccinations.CanadaFeb 5, 2021
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Stories of refugees come to life in new exhibit visiting VancouverThe award-winning exhibition, Museum Without A Home, is full of items donated from refugees around the world and is coming to Vancouver this Thursday.CanadaNov 27, 2018
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G7 summit fell short on gender equality promises, advocates sayThe summit produced a commitment of $3.8 billion for girls' education — a fund the U.S. did not agree to participate in.PoliticsJun 12, 2018
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The 8 richest people in the world: All men, mostly AmericanThe eight individuals who own as much as half of the rest of the planet are all men, and have largely made their fortunes in technology. Most are American, with one European and one Mexican in the mix. Several have pledged to give it all to charity.ConsumerJan 16, 2017
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2 richest businessmen hold same wealth as 11 million Canadians: Oxfam reportThe two richest Canadians have the same amount of wealth as the poorest 30 per cent of the country combined, according to a new report from a group of international aid organizations.MoneyJan 15, 2017
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Justin Trudeau calls for gender equality in Africa and the world on first day in LiberiaPrime Minister Justin Trudeau was welcomed by sweltering humidity and a military band early Thursday morning as his plane touched down in Monrovia, the capital of the West African country of Liberia.CanadaNov 24, 2016
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Pay equity laws not a ‘silver bullet’: Status of Women MinisterStatus of Women minister Patty Hajdu says legislation likely wouldn’t be a "silver bullet" to solve pay inequity in Canada.CanadaMar 7, 2016
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