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Manitoba crash highlights safety concerns about Canada's highways and trucking industry

Details are still emerging about the recent collision between a bus carrying seniors and a semi-truck in Manitoba. It is now clear that the truck had right of way, however, police have not yet determined cause or potential culpability.

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Justin Trudeau is leaving his stamp on the Supreme Court of Canada

With the recent resignation of Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint his sixth Supreme Court judge. That amounts to nearly one new justice for every year Trudeau’s been in power.

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The National Housing Strategy won't end homelessness without supportive housing

Thousands of people across Canada experience homelessness. Between 2020 and 2022 more than 32,000 people across 59 communities were homeless on any given night. That represents a 12 per cent increase from 2018.

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Chronic sexual misconduct in Canada's military is a national security threat

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a serious problem when it comes to sexual violence.

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Homeless people deserve the same right to their belongings that we all have

Most of us take our belongings for granted. It’s only when we mislay or lose them that we reflect on their value. Our stuff is not only useful, it also holds our memories and identities. It connects us to others.

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Will Danielle Smith veer back to the right and towards Alberta separatism?

With a fresh and workable majority, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing the choice of conforming to her moderate election stance or pushing the strategies of various quasi-separatist groups like Take Back Alberta and Project Confederation.

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Doug Ford at 5 years: Selling out Ontario's future to please the well-connected

The initial political success of the Doug Ford government in Ontario has been attributed to its ability to connect with those who have seen themselves as the losers in the province’s economic transition from a manufacturing and resource extraction-based economy to one based on services.

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Why it's impossible for public policy to rely entirely on science

One of the abiding lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is how poorly prepared we were to deal with a crisis of that magnitude.

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Canada urgently needs a FEMA-like emergency management agency

Disasters often bring politicians, policymakers, researchers and the public to the discussion table. Due to their catastrophic impacts, disasters and emergencies prompt a large array of stakeholders to focus intently on the issues at hand, providing windows of opportunity for change.

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Yes, the incel community has a sexism problem, but we can do something about it

A judge in Ontario’s Superior Court has ruled that a 2020 attack on a Toronto massage parlour was an incel-inspired act of terror. This is the first time that an incel-related crime has been labelled a terror offence.

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Canada's lagging productivity affects us all — and will take years to remedy

Volkswagen executives and federal, provincial and local government officials recently celebrated their partnership in the next Canadian giga-factory in St. Thomas, Ont., to produce automotive batteries. The announcement promises up to 3,000 new jobs and to revitalize Canada’s automotive sector.

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Canada's national food policy is at risk of enshrining a two-tiered food system

Just two days after the release of the latest statistics on household food insecurity in Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the start of a new phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund.

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Canada should look to its past and Europe for guidance on media policy — but not south

Seventy years ago, Canadian leaders turned away from the British model of media policy that rejected advertising-supported private broadcasting.

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Canadian police are becoming more militarized, and that is damaging public trust

Ejaz Choudry, a 62-year-old Mississauga resident in the midst of a mental health crisis, was shot dead by Peel Regional Police’s Tactical and Rescue Unit in June 2020. Choudry’s death renewed public concern about police use of force and draws attention to the use of police tactical units to respond…

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Achieving full inclusion in schools: Lessons from New Brunswick

In New Brunswick, the issue of inclusion in schools is most recently in the spotlight due to calls to review policy that safeguards students and allies of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

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Technology is far from a silver bullet for solving homelessness or child welfare issues

In 1921, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Christian Lous Lange stated: “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.”

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What Danielle Smith's remarkable comeback means for Canada

The United Conservative Party’s victory in the Alberta election represents a remarkable comeback for Premier Danielle Smith.

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The new Grocery Code of Conduct should benefit both Canadians and the food industry

The cost of filling your grocery cart in Canada increased by 10.3 per cent in 2022 and is projected to increase by an additional five to seven per cent this year.

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How smaller cities can integrate newcomers into their labour markets

In 2022, Canada’s population grew by a million people. Nearly all this growth — a whopping 96 per cent — came from immigration.

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Wildfires in Alberta spark urgent school discussions about terrors of global climate futures

In the wake of wildfire outbreaks tearing through Alberta, which have destroyed infrastructure, homes and razed an estimated one million or more hectares of forest, the province recently announced only students evacuated for 10 days would be exempted from writing Grade 12 diploma examinations.

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In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, “coerced care,” forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms.

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Tracking every major NHL general manager available during the 2023 offseason, including Kyle Dubas

The NHL general manager market is a fascinating one this year.

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In the Alberta election, the stakes are high for 2SLGBTQ+ youth

How Albertans vote next week will have major implications for vulnerable populations in the province, especially 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

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Canada's first WNBA game was a milestone moment for women's sports

On May 13, Canada hosted its first professional Women’s National Basketball Association game at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx graced the hardwood court, adorned with the WNBA logo in the centre.

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Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Once again, Canada will almost certainly fail to meet its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 in accordance with the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommendations.

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