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Volunteer placements on pause as Liberals try to restart troubled student grant program

Students slated to start volunteering this week in order to receive the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) have seen their placements grind to...

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CFL sponsor threatens to cut ties unless Edmonton changes team name

One of the sponsors of the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos says it will cut ties with the team unless it changes its name....

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Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech

A former employee of WE Charity says a speech she wrote for a WE Schools tour about her experiences as a Black woman...

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From QB to cop: Ex-CFLer Brandon Bridge hopes to change perception of police

As a Canadian quarterback, Brandon Bridge helped change a CFL rule. The 28-year-old lobbied for a rule change governing the ratio of Canadians...

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Embattled Canadian Museum for Human Rights must repair damage: former employees, union

The CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is gone after three weeks of controversy surrounding the national institution, but former employees...

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Eating wild plants is a ‘world that needs to be rediscovered’

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Parents of Black Sask. teen who took own life call for stronger anti-racism action

Sandra Barker-Schmidt and her husband, Dean Schmidt, are grappling with a difficult question this fall: Should they send their daughter ​​Kidist to the same...

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights employees say they were told to censor gay content for certain guests

Current and former employees of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg say its management would sometimes ask staff not to show...

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Alberta purges judicial vetting committee for former Tory cabinet ministers, political supporters

Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer purged the entire committee that vets potential provincial court judges and recruited new members through a closed process...

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Football News : Premier League players to wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ on back of shirts

Football News Premier League players’ names will be replaced on the back of their shirts with ‘Black Lives Matter’ for the first 12...

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NHL exec Kim Davis focused on pushing sport’s diversity agenda forward

Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They’re the ones she’s gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out...

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Trudeau says anti-black racism is alive in Canada and ‘we need to be better’ 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed today to do more to end anti-black racism in Canada after days of massive street protests in U.S. and...

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Weeds get a bad rap, but many are crucial to the ecosystem

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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We spend a lot of time online – so how do we make data centres greener?

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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The power of earthworm poop and how it could influence climate change

The power of earthworm poop and how it could influence climate change, There is a confounding mystery wrapped up in the tiny turds...

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Football News : Euro 2020 qualifiers England name Maddison, Stones & Oxlade-Chamberlain in squad

  Football News : James Maddison has been named in England’s Euro 2020 qualifiers squad – despite the Leicester midfielder being pictured in...