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Cape Breton union leader wants to take Indigenous women into decision-making places

An Eskasoni teacher’s assistant wants to bring voices of Indigenous women into spaces where decisions are made.  She’ll now have an opportunity to do that since her June election to a national leadership position within the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).   Terri Leigh Gould, who’s spirit name is Standing Buffalo, is now the Atlantic […]

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Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoning

Quebec’s courts have issued new guidelines restricting judges’ use of generative artificial intelligence, stressing that judging must remain a fundamentally human responsibility. The guidelines, jointly adopted by the Quebec Court of Appeal, Superior Court, Court of Quebec and the province’s municipal courts, say generative AI can be used for certain supporting tasks but cannot replace […]

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Midterm mail ballots start to go to voters as litigation over Trump’s order creates uncertainty

Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections kicked off Friday amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice and mounting concern over Postal Service changes that some state officials blame for a rise in rejected ballots. The developments have created a sense of uncertainty about a popular voting […]

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Vancouver police officer Kalwinder Dosanjh charged over theft of more than $3M

A 26-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department is facing charges of theft, fraud and breach of trust involving millions of dollars in a case the force’s chief is calling “deeply distressing.” Kalwinder Dosanjh, who is well known for his charitable work involving a foundation called Kids Play, was arrested on Thursday in a controlled […]

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Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming

BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was operational yet. The administration filed […]

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ICE whistleblower warned of ‘unprecedented lowering of standards’ during hiring spree

A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring many new officers who had not undergone basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the agency at risk of misconduct, a newly released whistleblower complaint shows. The official was a unit chief in ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, where background […]

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Letter to feds decries immigration status checks at Calgary protest

Hundreds of civil rights groups wrote the federal government to criticize status checks on international students during a Calgary protest.  Over 250 organizations signed a letter sent on Sept. 2, calling for an investigation into allegations that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued removal orders to several people protesting changes to work permit eligibility. […]

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2 more beluga whales die at Chicago aquarium, including 1 recently rescued from Canada

CHICAGO (AP) — Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, including one that was rehomed at the facility just weeks earlier as part of an international effort to rescue Canada’s last captive whales, the aquarium announced Wednesday. Rain, a 20-year-old female, was the second to die out of a group of four […]

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Internal data reveals 726 Quebecers waiting in hospital for long-term care beds

Hundreds of Quebecers are occupying hospital beds while waiting for a spot in a long-term care facility, and the number is on the rise, reveals data released by Santé Québec through an access to information request. It’s a situation that raises concerns for patients rights advocates who warn many elderly people now living in an […]

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Federal Court orders release of some secret material in Nazi war crimes study

The Federal Court has ordered the release of some long-concealed passages of a 1986 study prepared for a landmark federal commission of inquiry on war crimes. In a new ruling, Federal Court Justice Simon Fothergill directed the government to disclose previously redacted portions of the study on the resettlement of alleged Nazi war criminals in […]

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Aurora Votes 2026: Debate, all-candidates meeting locked in for municipal election

The ballots are locked in, candidates are knocking on doors, and further opportunities to hear from those looking to earn Aurora’s mayoral chains or a place at the Council table have been finalized ahead of the October 26 municipal election. The first all-candidates meeting – a traditional-style debate and meet-and-greet is set for Thursday, October […]

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Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting […]

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