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Liberals pressed to ease access to EI parental leave to help unemployed moms
OTTAWA — The federal government is being asked to give new and soon-to-be moms a Mother's Day gift by closing a hole in the safety net preventing some from having their maternity leave fully covered.
May 6, 2021 3:07 PM
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Muslim, civil liberties groups to appeal Quebec court ruling on religious symbols law
MONTREAL — Two groups that unsuccessfully challenged Quebec's secularism law in court said Thursday they will appeal last month's ruling.
May 6, 2021 2:51 PM
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Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines
WASHINGTON — Canada agreed Thursday to join World Trade Organization talks on waiving the rules that protect vaccine trade secrets — a measure drug companies and a number of world leaders say would only slow down production.
May 6, 2021 2:42 PM
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Coroner role after strep-throat death of Indigenous child before Ontario's top court
TORONTO — The failure of a coroner to fully investigate the death of a four-year-old Indigenous boy was part of a systemic dereliction of duty that ought to face legal scrutiny, Ontario's top court heard on Thursday.
May 6, 2021 2:34 PM
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House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's chief public health officer says house parties and visits between households are to blame for a rise in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit, but vaccination rates have also climbed in the capital. Dr.
May 6, 2021 2:29 PM
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Quebec to have single, dedicated prosecutor in domestic, sexual violence cases
MONTREAL — Female victims of domestic and sexual violence in Quebec will be supported by a single, dedicated prosecutor from the start to the end of their legal proceedings, the Quebec government announced Thursday.
May 6, 2021 2:04 PM
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Politically sensitive 'Made in Israel' wine-labelling case sent back to food agency
TORONTO — A finding that wine from the West Bank can be labelled as a product of Israel was not reasoned properly and should now be thrashed out again, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.
May 6, 2021 1:59 PM
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B.C., Quebec shipyards each get new icebreaker, Liberals accused of electioneering
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is adding a second heavy icebreaker to its plans for the Canadian Coast Guard, a move that will boost the shipbuilding industry in two key provinces for the Liberals — and which could come at a hefty cost to taxpayers.
May 6, 2021 1:47 PM
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COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier
HALIFAX — With Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of letting up, Nova Scotia's premier warned Thursday he might impose tougher restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the deadly virus.
May 6, 2021 1:31 PM
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NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market.
May 6, 2021 1:21 PM
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