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B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. The U-turn by the provincial government comes after repeated criticisms about the decriminalization polices from local politicians, health workers and police about open drug use in pu
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Minister tells Moncton school district he's repealing its gender identity policy
New Brunswick's education minister has told a Moncton-area school district that he is repealing its policy on sexual orientation and gender identity to bring the district in line with the province's approach.Hogan had given the Anglophone East district education council until March 29 to repeal its Policy 1.7, which set out how it would implement the province's Policy 713. The DEC didn't comply, and on April 22 Hogan wrote telling chair Harry Doyle that he was repealing the district policy and o
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2024 Hot Docs 'An Unfinished Journey': 4 women leaders who fled Afghanistan fighting against gender apartheid
An Unfinished Journey part of the 2024 Hot Docs Festival documents four women who resettled in Canada After the 2021 Taliban take over in Afghanistan.
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National chief says she was 'stunned,' calls for change after headdress taken from her on flight
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says attempts by Air Canada staff to take her headdress from her on Wednesday have created "a pivotal learning moment in history."Woodhouse Nepinak is calling for change after the sacred item was taken from her on a flight between Montreal and Fredericton, while saluting people who tried to come to her aid in a distressing situation."I want to focus on making sure that First Nations can come through our airport and our airlines, al
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More Indigenous content among changes to Alberta's draft K-6 social studies curriculum
The latest draft of Alberta's elementary school social studies curriculum is out, with revisions that integrate more Indigenous perspectives and a focus on critical thinking.The third iteration of kindergarten to Grade 6 social studies content comes after the province took the curriculum back to the drawing board in the wake of backlash over a 2021 draft, with critics saying it was age-inappropriate and culturally exclusive.The government subsequently did a new round of consultations with the pu
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VideoWeekly demonstration held in Sanaa, Yemen in support of Palestinians in Gaza
Tens of thousands of Yemenis joined a recurring Friday demonstration in Sanaa in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Demonstrators were seen chanting slogans while holding Palestinian and Yemeni flags, machine guns and placards. (AP video by Maas Alzekri)
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Woman accused of human trafficking in Moncton-region denied bail
An 18-year-old woman accused of human trafficking in southeastern New Brunswick has been denied bail. Saphira Bastien faces two charges of exercising control over the movements of a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of facilitating their exploitation, a charge of making child pornography, and a charge of advertising an offer to provide sexual services. Bastien, who most recently lived in Dieppe, appeared in Moncton provincial court by video on Friday afternoon for a bail hearing.Judge L
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