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Canada extending $650-million in additional aid for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota (L) and Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagne (R) take part in a signing ceremony on Parliament Hill in OttawaOttawa, Canada, on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Doyle / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK DOYLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Court hears arguments over injunction for Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy
A person holds a pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on Thursday, June 1, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is to hear today an injunction application that seeks to halt the province's pronoun policy affecting children at school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
opinion
This fall, I’m rethinking the lessons I learned on campus about consent
Genevieve Scott
politics
Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means ‘life or death’ for trans students, minister says
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says Saskatchewan and New Brunswick's decision to require students under 16 have parental consent to have schools use their preferred pronoun and names places trans kids in a "life or death situation." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Saskatchewan says schools must seek parental consent when students under 16 want to change names, pronouns
Dustin Duncan, education minister, looks on during a policy announcement at the Legislative Building in Regina, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The policy says that schools in Saskatchewan must seek parent or guardian permission when changing the preferred name and pronouns used by students under the age of 16. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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B.C.’s low-income renters thought they’d get free AC units, but some face hurdles
Window mounted air conditioners and exhaust hoses from portable units are seen in apartment windows, in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, August 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Higgs government faces caucus revolt over changes to LGBTQ school policy in New Brunswick
Education Minister Bill Hogan unveils highly anticipated changes to Policy 713, which outlines minimum requirements for a safe environment for LGBTQ students in schools at a news conference in Fredericton, N.B. Thursday, June 8, 2023. Students under the age of 16 in New Brunswick schools will now require parental approval before changing their name or pronouns in schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alam Hina
world
Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case moments before trial
FILE - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appears in court, Jan. 22, 2020, in New York. Three women who claim Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them — including one upset she never got her day in court when Gooding resolved criminal charges without trial or jail — can testify at a federal civil trial next week to support a woman’s claim that the actor raped her in 2013, a judge ruled Friday, June 2, 2023. (Alec Tabak/The Daily News via AP, File, Pool)
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Ontario Court of Appeal critical of sexual-assault ruling made by judge now on Supreme Court
Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin delivers a speech as she is welcomed during a ceremony at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov 28, 2022. O’Bonsawin is the first Indigenous judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The office romance has fallen victim to a new Victorianism
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
politics
Home Depot did not comply with privacy law when it shared data with Meta, privacy watchdog says
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne delivers the results of an investigation into Home Depot of Canada Inc.'s sharing of customer e-receipt information with Meta Platforms Inc., which operates Facebook, at a press conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
politics
Politics Briefing: Ford stands with Trudeau on trucker evictions, saying he has ‘zero tolerance’ for disrupting residents’ lives, commerce
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to a question following an announcement in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Ford says he supports the measures taken by the federal government to end the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Sex workers challenging criminal laws in court, citing Charter violation
Sex workers and their supporters gather outside the Ontario Superior Court during the launch of their constitutional challenge to Canada's sex work laws, on Monday, October 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Most Ontarians put patients’ rights ahead of easing hospital pressures, poll says
Paramedics bring a patient to the emergency department at Toronto Western Hospital on July 14, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. After bringing patients there, paramedics can’t leave until a nurse has taken charge of the patient.
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Seniors, advocates, slam new Ontario law that could force patients to long-term care homes
Flowers sit on a bench in front of Orchard Villa care home in Pickering, Ont. on Monday April 27, 2020. The province has introduced legislation that will allow hospital patients waiting for a bed in long-term care to be sent to a home without their consent.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Lawyers make closing submissions in sex assault trial for former Vancouver Canuck
Former Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey player Jake Virtanen returns to B.C. Supreme Court after a lunch break in his sexual assault trial, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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London police reopen investigation in alleged sexual assault involving members of 2018 world junior hockey team
A Hockey Canada jersey is displayed with memorabilia from the 2010 Olympics at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame before a Canadian Olympic Committee briefing on the initial investment estimates for hosting the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Vancouver, on Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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London police to review its investigation of sexual-assault allegations following a 2018 Hockey Canada event
A Canadian flag sits on a pair of seats reserved for fans amidst empty stands during first period quarter-final IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action between Canada and Switzerland, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
british columbia
Tahltan Nation has final say on proposed $600-million gold mine
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Heavy rain across B.C. has led to several closures on major highways connecting the Lower Mainland and the Interior region of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Jacob Hoggard found guilty of sex assault against one complainant, acquitted on two other charges
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard arrives alongside his wife Rebekah Asselstine, for his sex assault trial at the Toronto courthouse on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Hoggard did not have position of power over complainants in sex assault trial: judge
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard arrives alongside his wife Rebekah Asselstine, for his sex assault trial at the Toronto courthouse on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Quebec bill would give Alzheimer’s patients access to medical aid in dying
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé attends a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at the legislature in Quebec City. Quebec has tabled a bill today to allow people with Alzheimer's disease to receive medical aid in dying. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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UN committee criticizes Canada over handling of Indigenous pipeline opposition
Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation hereditary chiefs, who are fighting the construction of TC Energy Corp's Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia, carry banners as they march away after a protest on railway tracks in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 21, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
politics
Conservatives ask RCMP to reopen probe into Justin Trudeau’s 2016 Aga Khan trip
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 17, 2016. The federal Conservatives want the RCMP watchdog to review the police force's refusal to launch a criminal investigation into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the law by accepting family vacations on the Aga Khan's private Caribbean island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
technology
France’s data privacy watchdog fines Google €150-million for cookie breaches
FILE - The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris, Nov. 18, 2019. Germany's antitrust watchdog paved the way Wednesday Jan. 5, 2022, for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of “paramount significance," the first since rules took force that give regulators more power to curb abusive practices by big digital companies. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Quebec committee says Alzheimer’s patients should get access to doctor-assisted death
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé responds to reporters' questions about the rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
technology
Twitter prohibits sharing of personal photos, videos on its platform without consent
FILE PHOTO: A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
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Peter Nygard agrees to U.S. extradition as Toronto police announce sex assault charges
Peter Nygard arrives at the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 2, 2014. Dozens more women, including Canadians, have added their names to a class action lawsuit alleging rape and sexual assault by fashion mogul Nygard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Invision - Annie I. Bang
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Habs’ sponsors satisfied with team owner’s apology for drafting Logan Mailloux
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - JULY 23: With the 31st pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Montreal Canadiens select Logan Mailloux during the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft at the NHL Network studios on July 23, 2021 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Canadiens criticized for draft pick Logan Mailloux, who shared intimate photos without consent and asked not to be drafted
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - JULY 23: With the 31st pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Montreal Canadiens select Logan Mailloux during the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft at the NHL Network studios on July 23, 2021 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
opinion
Our faces are who we are to the world. What happens when they become data?
Wendy H. Wong
politics
Platforms like Pornhub fail to protect people’s privacy and reputation, says report
The Pornhub website is shown on a computer screen in Toronto on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Squamish Nation calls on B.C. to halt old-growth logging in traditional territories
A sign posted on a dead tree on the Bugaboo, a logging road in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew, is shown on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jen Osborne
opinion
With Trudeau and Legault, opacity is the soul of politics
The Editorial Board
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Supreme Court ruling tries to clarify definitions of consent and credibility in sexual-assault cases
Clouds pass by the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Friday June 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Jury begins deliberating at trial of N.L. police officer charged with sexual assault
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Const. Carl Douglas Snelgrove keeps his head down as he leaves court on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in St.John's, after a jury was sequestered to determine whether or not he is guilty of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman while on duty in 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie