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Report: Suicide second biggest killer of kids in Canada

The report is called Raising Canada — Election 2019: A vote for children is a vote for Canada and aggregates data from sources ranging from UNICEF to the various government institutions to Kids Help Phone.

Dylan Gibbons / Sep 5, 2019

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Liberal spending commitment frenzy sees $12.8 billion in promises made in August alone

Other commitments in August included gas tax fund transfers totaling $1.87 billion, as part of a greater promise to use oil revenues to redistribute wealth to thousands of municipalities.

Dylan Gibbons / Sep 5, 2019

American News

Fake physician and doctor prescribe hundreds of thousands of opioids

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Arif posed as a physician at an unregistered clinic to run his “pill mill” operation, along with other co-conspirators between September 2015 through February 2016.

Dylan Gibbons / Sep 5, 2019

International News

Pecked to death: woman dies from fatal rooster attack

According to the report, the woman cried out to her husband before collapsing in the driveway but had died by the time police arrived. Police noted blood inside the chicken coop, as well as a pool in the area where she had fell.

Dylan Gibbons / Sep 5, 2019

American News

U.S. pharmaceutical company to pay $15.4 million following illegal kickback scheme

These kickbacks came in the form of “lavish dinner and entertainment” between 2009-2013. This was done to persuade doctors to prescribe the company’s drug, H.P. Acthar Gel (Acthar), to patients.

Dylan Gibbons / Sep 5, 2019

Canadian News

Protestors dressed as chickens confront Trudeau for “chickening” out of debate

Justin Trudeau really laid an egg with his decision to skip the Munk, TVA, and Maclean’s debates.

Ali Taghva / Sep 4, 2019

International News

Four Peruvians extradited to US and sentenced for running Spanish-speaking extortion scam

They then told their victims that “if they failed to pay for or receive a delivery of products and threatened them into paying fraudulent settlements for nonexistent debts.”

Dylan Gibbons / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Liberals breaking Elections Act rules: Conservative ethics critic

At issue with respect to McKenna’s Aug. 26 event or those Kent outlines in his letter, is the use of public funds by ministers for partisan purposes; prohibited under the Elections Act.

Jason Unrau / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, News

Maxime Bernier softens stance on climate activist Greta Thunberg

People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier has slightly changed his tone on polarizing climate figurehead Greta Thunberg, recently traversed the Atlantic Ocean on a boat in order to reduce emissions on her travel to New York City.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Sep 4, 2019

Culture, International News

Massive BBQ planned outside Vegan’s house after she complains about meat smell

A vegan woman sued her meat-eating neighbours for cooking meat. Now there is a massive BBQ planned right outside her house.

Siddak Ahuja / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, News

Vegan and LGBTQ activists to protest Toronto Chick-fil-A grand opening

Chick-fil-A is coming to Toronto, and not without experiencing its fair share of controversy. Protesters have planned to rally against the popular chicken restaurant, which is opening a location in downtown Toronto on Friday.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Federal Court to hear six challenges to Trudeau’s approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline

The Federal Court of Appeal has decided that it will hear six challenges to the Trudeau government’s approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, International News, Politics & Policy

Canada’s new ambassador to China has long history working with Chinese state-owned companies

As detailed by The New York Times, Barton’s former employer McKinsey & Company has a long rap sheet of working with authoritarian governments, including “22 of the 100 biggest state-owned companies” in China.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Immigration Minister's Office denies report 100,000 Palestinians coming to Canada

The Press Secretary of Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has stated that a report by the Lebanon-based newspaper Al Akhbar is false, following an article by the Jerusalem Times.

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Sep 4, 2019

Canadian News, Politics & Policy

Liberal MP accuses his own party of ‘pandering’ to Sikh separatists

A Liberal MP has accused his party of kowtowing to Sikh separatist interests.

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa / Sep 4, 2019

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