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Inside the Occupation by Indigenous Peoples That Has Spread Across Canada
A suicide crisis on the Aboriginal reserve Attawapiskat drew protesters, leaders, and mothers with young children in tow, to occupy offices of the Canada's Indigenous and Northern Affairs ministry this month.
Weed Advocates Stoked by Canada’s ‘Aggressive’ Pot Legalization Timeline
But others are criticizing the Liberal government for not legalizing marijuana as soon as they took office, and pushed them to decriminalize the drug as soon as possible and address regulations surrounding production afterwards.
A Canadian Jail Is So Overcrowded That Inmates Have Been Sleeping in Showers
The Ontario government has promised to end the "absolutely appalling" practice and to form a task force to address the issue of overcrowding in provincial jails.
Federal Government Pledges $1.9 Billion to Canadian Arts and Culture
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's budget promises new funding to CBC and the Canadian Arts Council over five years.
Three Protesters Are Facing Criminal Charges After Anti-Pipeline Sit-In in British Columbia
“Let us in! Let us in!” the women chanted as they were pinned against the wall and handcuffed outside the ballroom of a Burnaby hotel, where Canada’s National Energy Board is considering Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline proposal.
Canada Wants to Double the Number of Syrians It Admits to 50,000
The immigration minister said he hopes to settle that many by the end of 2016, but Canada is already scrambling to meet its goal of admitting 10,000 by the end of this year.
The Australian Government Thinks it Can Pay Polluters to Fight Climate Change
Last week the government received applications from companies promising to reduce carbon emissions. If successful they'll be rewarded from a tax payer pool of $2.5 billion. Too bad it won't stop climate change.