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Policing programs reinforce existing system: critics
Jul 10, 2020, Canadian Press
When Alain Babineau was a police academy cadet nearly 30 years ago, the education his cohort received on diversity and racism amounted to a few basic lectures with little in terms of practical application, the former RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police officer said.
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Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of genetic discrimination law
Jul 10, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to rule this morning on the constitutionality of a federal law that forbids companies from making people undergo genetic testing before buying insurance or other services.
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Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard asks court to dismiss class-action lawsuit
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
NEW YORK — A Canadian fashion mogul is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted dozens of women.
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Nova Scotia Mounties fatally shoot man, 60. Police watchdog to investigate.
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
HALIFAX — Mounties in Nova Scotia have fatally shot a 60-year-old man.
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Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to charge in British Columbia's Surrey Six case
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — Reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building in Surrey, British Columbia.
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DavidsTea closing 82 stores in Canada and all 42 stores in the U.S. market
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
MONTREAL — Insolvent beverage retailer DavidsTea is closing 82 stores in Canada and all 42 of its stores in the U.S. as it focuses on its e-commerce business and supplying grocery stores and pharmacies.
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Police chiefs call for decriminalization of personal drug use
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Canada's police chiefs are calling for decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs as the best way to battle substance abuse and addiction.
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'Vowed myself to silence:' Woman says she couldn't cope after Edmonton attack
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
EDMONTON — One of five women who was sexually assaulted by a former nightclub employee says she wasn't able to talk about the attack for four years.
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Police charge Montreal truck driver in deadly 2019 highway pileup
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been arrested in relation to a highway pileup north of the city last summer that left four people dead and injured 15 others.
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Toronto police officer accused of submitting false will, receiving $800,000
Jul 09, 2020, Canadian Press
Toronto police allege one of their officers received a more than $800,000 payout after submitting a fraudulent will.
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