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MPs to review Canada’s extradition system in coming justice committee hearings

The House of Commons justice committee is getting set to review Canada’s extradition system — a move welcomed by critics who have long called for reforms to the process for sending people to face incarceration and prosecution abroad. Although hearing dates have yet to be set, the committee plans to …

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Inside the turmoil at Sobeys-owned stores after ransomware attack

Employees of Empire Co., the parent company of Sobeys, have begun to speak out about the turmoil unfolding inside the grocery chain since a ransomware attack began plaguing its computer systems earlier this month. Workers from across the country say some stores have run short of items because orders cannot be …

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Oily liquid thrown at Klimt painting in Vienna in latest climate protest

Climate activists in Austria on Tuesday attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid and one then glued himself to glass protecting the painting’s frame. Members of the group Last Generation Austria tweeted they had targeted the 1915 painting Death and Life at the Leopold …

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Another high-ranking Toronto police officer facing misconduct investigation

A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges under the Police Services Act for allegedly allowing her nephew to leave the scene of a crash, in turn contravening the force’s conflict of interest policy and removing an investigator’s ability to determine if alcohol was a factor in the collision, …

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Alberta provincial park designated as geological heritage site by UNESCO, international scientists

Six Canadian sites — one of which is in Alberta and one just outside — have been recognized internationally as places that contribute to understanding the earth and its history. B.C.’s Burgess Shale and Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park were designated as international geological heritage sites by UNESCO and the International …

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Facing racism when using status cards is ‘near-universal’ experience, UBCIC report finds

Discrimination, racism and confusion are “near-universal” experiences for Indigenous people who use status cards in everyday transactions, according to a new report from the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC). A survey released with the report found 99 per cent of respondents had been mistreated when they used the government-issued cards to purchase …

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Trudeau, Chinese President Xi Jinping meet face to face at G20 in Indonesia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke face to face on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday.  In the brief discussion between the two leaders, who have been at odds over trade and the arrest and detainment of two Canadians, Trudeau raised …

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GTHA carbon emissions on track to return to pre-pandemic levels, report warns

The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is on track to reach pre-pandemic levels of carbon emissions, according to a new report released on Tuesday.  The report from The Atmospheric Fund (TAF), which describes itself on its website as a “regional climate agency that invests in low-carbon solutions,” says the drop in emissions at the height …

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Auger-Aliassime rebounds at ATP Finals with first career win over top-seeded Nadal

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over top-seeded Rafael Nadal in round-robin play at the ATP Finals on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, seeded fifth in the season-ending men’s championship, won 81 per cent of his first serve points and delivered 15 aces It was his first career win over the 22-time …

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ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ‘ਰੂਹ ਅਫਜ਼ਾ’ ਵੇਚਣ ’ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ

ਪੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 15 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਹਾਈ ਕੋਰਟ ਨੇ ਈ-ਕਾਮਰਸ ਪਲੈਟਫਾਰਮ ਐਮਾਜ਼ੋਨ ਇੰਡੀਆ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਾਈਟ ‘ਤੇ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਬਣੇ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸ਼ਰਬਤ ‘ਰੂਹ ਅਫਜ਼ਾ’ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਚਣ ‘ਤੇ ਪੱਕੇ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਰੋਕ ਲਗਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਹੈ। ਜਸਟਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਾ ਇਕਹਿਰਾ ਬੈਂਚ ਮੁਦਈ ਹਮਦਰਦ ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਫਾਊਂਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਅਤੇ ਹਮਦਰਦ ਲੈਬਾਰਟਰੀਜ਼ ਇੰਡੀਆ …

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