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CANADA: Justin Trudeau's emergency law not the same as the one his father invoked in 1970s

CANADA: Justin Trudeau's emergency law not the same as the one his father invoked in 1970s

Emergencies Act doesn't give the government sweeping powers in the same way the War Measures Act did, and Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms didn't exist in 1970, says director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
BEYOND LOCAL: 14-year-old charged with murder in fatal shooting of Toronto student

BEYOND LOCAL: 14-year-old charged with murder in fatal shooting of Toronto student

Boy ran up behind a student at an east-end Toronto school and fatally shot him at point blank range, police said Tuesday, describing the incident as 'an execution'
BEYOND LOCAL: Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada

BEYOND LOCAL: Study on reconciliation focuses on perceptions across Canada

The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer released its first report Tuesday, which includes online surveys from more than 3,200 Indigenous and non-Indigenous people taken last year
BEYOND LOCAL: Devil’s Tongue, a family heirloom for nearly 50 years, bloomed this week in Guelph

BEYOND LOCAL: Devil’s Tongue, a family heirloom for nearly 50 years, bloomed this week in Guelph

Flower is known to be one of the largest in the world and 'smells like an animal has died' when in bloom
Ontario Government says COVID-19 metrics support March 1 vax certificates end date

Ontario Government says COVID-19 metrics support March 1 vax certificates end date

Premier Doug Ford insisted the steps are not a result of pressure from anti-vaccine mandate protesters
OPINION: Ontario’s ‘affordable housing’ task force leaves out low income issues

OPINION: Ontario’s ‘affordable housing’ task force leaves out low income issues

The growth of Ontario’s house market has pushed housing prices out of the reaches of many
BEYOND LOCAL: Unusual weather that brings snow to the Sahara desert

BEYOND LOCAL: Unusual weather that brings snow to the Sahara desert

The Atlas Mountains in particular act as a snowtrap because of their proximity to the Atlantic and elevation
BEYOND LOCAL: Could Ottawa police be sued for failing to arrest freedom convoy protesters?

BEYOND LOCAL: Could Ottawa police be sued for failing to arrest freedom convoy protesters?

In Canada, police can be sued for their failure to protect victims of crime in some circumstances
OPINION: How entertainment helps us understand conspiracy theories, anti-vax messaging and the infodemic

OPINION: How entertainment helps us understand conspiracy theories, anti-vax messaging and the infodemic

For centuries, writers have recognized that disease outbreaks spur the spread of incorrect information, or misinformation.
OPINION: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

OPINION: Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust

Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’ won a 1992 Pulitzer Prize