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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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Toronto police constable charged with perjury
A Toronto police constable has been charged with one count of perjury and two counts of attempting to obstruct justice, police said on Friday.The constable, 39, is accused of lying to investigators. He was charged on April 23 and is due to appear in court on June 7, the Toronto Police Service said in a news release.According to police, the constable allegedly started an "inappropriate personal relationship" with a member of the public during the course of his duties in December 2020.Then, in Jun
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Ex-youth worker endured 'shameful self-reflection' after sexual exploitation of 14-year-old
A former youth worker convicted of having a years-long sexual relationship with a teenage boy in the 1990s spoke publicly for the first time since charges were laid, telling the judge she is "not the same person" she was 35 years ago. In October, Beverly Allard, 65, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor. Allard did not testify in her own defence at trial. But on Friday, when given a chance to address the judge, she told the court that "the weight of carrying [her] untold story has b
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Supreme Court rules military judges sufficiently independent from chain of command
OTTAWA — The constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Nine members of the Canadian Armed Forces had appealed different cases, arguing that military judges may have divided loyalties because they are also military officers who are part of a chain of command. Some of the military judges in those cases agreed that they lack judicial independence, because they could be vulnerable to pre
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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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