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MHAs blast government for not removing limitations on child abuse 'for the sake of Jack Whalen'
Eddie Joyce is growing frustrated with the provincial government after raising the same petition nine times in the House of Assembly, asking government to amend a law that prevents some victims of childhood physical abuse from suing for compensation.Joyce, who sits as an Independent, is one of several members who has brought forward the petition to amend the province's Limitations Act to remove the statute of limitations for physical abuse suffered by children.He's been raising the issue since l
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Quebec eyed as prime spot to suck carbon from atmosphere
One day early next month, in the shadow of Iceland's mountain peaks, high-powered fans are expected to begin to pull in air from the surrounding countryside.Carbon dioxide will be isolated, converted to liquid and pumped underground, where it will, over time, solidify into rock. The plant, known as Mammoth, is set to be the largest direct air capture and storage facility in the world, designed to bring in up to 36,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. It runs on renewable energy from a nearby geothermal p
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Liberals buck global trend in 'doubling down' on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
OTTAWA — Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. "It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this commitment of additional, new humanitarian money," said Kate Higgins, the head of Cooperation Canada, which represents more than 100 non-profits. The Liberals pledged in their Tuesday
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City shuffles bureaucracy to score wins on housing, growth, climate change
A major shakeup at Ottawa city hall is spinning off a new department tasked with tackling council's top priorities.As of Wednesday, the new strategic initiatives department is taking over responsibility for economic development, climate change and several key aspects of housing.The aim is to help the city lobby for provincial and federal funding for those priorities, while attracting new talent to a leadership team hit by a recent wave of retirements. Above all, the change seeks to create a clea
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Western Quebec farmers descend on Gatineau, demand more support
Farmers from western Quebec drove tractors into the city of Gatineau, Que., on Wednesday, joining a provincewide protest over concerns about rising costs and the future of family farms.Organized by the Union des producteurs agricoles, the protest drew roughly 60 protesters who parked their vehicles on boulevard de la Carrière in front the Casino du Lac-Leamy.With mounting financial pressures in the industry, Wakefield, Que., cattle farmer Gib Drury said he worries his grandchildren won't be able
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It's the biggest election in history. Here's why few Indians in Canada will take part
OTTAWA — Parmod Chhabra is deeply invested in the Indian general election that gets underway on Friday, with almost a billion people eligible to vote, but he won't be casting a ballot. Nor will the vast majority of the overseas Indian community in Canada. The reasons are simple. India requires overseas citizens to travel back to their home electorates to vote in person on polling day. There is no option for postal or electronic voting for the general overseas population, and people like Chhabra
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Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility
MONTREAL — On warm days, Montreal's Lachine Canal can attract thousands of picnickers, cyclists and pedestrians. But since Parks Canada recently removed around 30 trash bins from the paths along the historic waterway, Ariana Ranjbar says she has begun to notice a new phenomenon at one popular lawn. “I started noticing a lot of poop bags building up," Ranjbar, 26, said on Wednesday alongside the canal in Montreal's Griffintown neighbourhood. In her hand she held a plastic bag full of her dog's ex
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