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BEYOND LOCAL: Advancing women in sports by shifting the male-dominated coaching culture

BEYOND LOCAL: Advancing women in sports by shifting the male-dominated coaching culture

We all have a part to play in advocating for, educating, and developing female coaches
CANADA: Backlog grows as nearly 40,000 veterans wait for disability benefits

CANADA: Backlog grows as nearly 40,000 veterans wait for disability benefits

Advocates are critical, saying the government needs to ensure that injured veterans get the benefits they need and deserve
ONTARIO: Carly the cat can stand confidently thanks to a big heart and a 3D printer

ONTARIO: Carly the cat can stand confidently thanks to a big heart and a 3D printer

Six-month-old Carly was born with a condition that reduced the use of her back legs
CANADA: Trudeau acknowledges 'erosion of trust' between office and former minister

CANADA: Trudeau acknowledges 'erosion of trust' between office and former minister

He said he continues to believe there was "no inappropriate pressure" put on Wilson-Raybould to relent and offer SNC-Lavalin a remediation agreement rather than proceeding to a criminal trial for bribery and fraud
CANADA: Despite progress, report says more investment is needed to end gender disparity

CANADA: Despite progress, report says more investment is needed to end gender disparity

Lauren Ravon, director of policy and campaigns for Oxfam Canada, says overall the Trudeau government is making good progress in advancing its feminist agenda, which she says is cause for celebration
CANADA: First Nations leader demands public inquiry into coerced sterilization of Indigenous women

CANADA: First Nations leader demands public inquiry into coerced sterilization of Indigenous women

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allen Adam describes the coerced sterilization as nothing short of a crisis
CANADA: Scheer makes election promise to remove GST from home-heating bills

CANADA: Scheer makes election promise to remove GST from home-heating bills

If elected in the October federal election, Scheer says he would offer rebates to Canadians for the five per cent tax charged on all residential home energy, including heating oil, electricity, natural gas, propane, wood pellets and other heating sources
ONTARIO: Kingston City Council makes history by declaring a climate emergency

ONTARIO: Kingston City Council makes history by declaring a climate emergency

According to the motion itself, declaring a climate emergency will help the city name, frame and deepen Kingston’s commitment “to protecting our economy, our eco-system, and our community from climate change"
ONTARIO: North Bay couple gets married in the hospital to honour father of the bride's last wishes

ONTARIO: North Bay couple gets married in the hospital to honour father of the bride's last wishes

"My dad has been suffering for a long time... He decided on Friday he had had enough. His last wish was to see my newborn son, and to see my sister get married," said Lisa Bell
ONTARIO: Man found guilty for abducting his daughter in Aurora, triggering Amber Alert

ONTARIO: Man found guilty for abducting his daughter in Aurora, triggering Amber Alert

Ontario's police watchdog was called in to investigate the incident but determined there were no grounds to lay charges against any officers