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CANADA:
Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions
The bill, which passed 308-7, would criminalize the act of forcing people to undergo therapy to alter their sexual orientation, gender identity
Oct 29, 2020 8:15 AM
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COVID-19:
Death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities, StatCan says
Visible minorities more likely to live and work in places that put them at more risk, study shows
Oct 29, 2020 7:45 AM
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CANADA:
Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units, minister says
Units were implemented in response to criticisms of solitary confinement, allowing inmates who require isolation better access to programming and mental-health care
Oct 29, 2020 7:15 AM
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CANADA:
Long-term care deaths surged in COVID-19 first wave, Tam hopeful it won't repeat
Tam says the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities involving groups such as seniors, essential service workers, agriculture sector employees, women and racialized Canadians
Oct 28, 2020 8:55 PM
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COVID-19:
Low funding for universities puts students at risk for cycles of poverty, prof says
Particularly during an economic crisis, graduating from university should not sentence students to a lifetime of debt.
Oct 28, 2020 8:55 PM
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CANADA:
Innovation minister defends 'superclusters' following critical report
Navdeep Bains says Canada's superclusters, which fuse public and private money to promote innovation, are succeeding in commercializing ideas and creating middle-class jobs
Oct 28, 2020 6:30 PM
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CANADA:
Advocates call for migrant care worker protections, document alleged pandemic abuses
The Migrant Rights Network said a growing number of the workers who come from abroad to care for children, the sick and the elderly in employers' homes have reported issues like underpayment of wages, longer work hours and even evictions
Oct 28, 2020 4:45 PM
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ONTARIO:
Ford says COVID-19 numbers 'moving in right direction'
Ford's comments come days after the province reported its highest single-day increase in new infections since the start of the pandemic
Oct 28, 2020 4:21 PM
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CANADA:
COVID-19 has exposed the need for better supports for families, parents
During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents need support now more than ever — including via universal parental support programs
Oct 28, 2020 9:25 AM
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CANADA:
EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat
Shortcomings in EI, such as fair worker coverage and access to benefits when needed, have been exposed by the pandemic, commissioners say
Oct 28, 2020 7:45 AM
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