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Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?

Pope Francis apologized on April 1, 2022, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, acknowledging the harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a crucial step in the church admitting its role in the abuse of Indigenous communities and children. Yet this apology, as important as it is,…

The Conversation

Largest US union federation presses Fifa on labor rights around 2026 World Cup

AFL-CIO leads a coalition demanding Fifa address concerns on human and labor rights at tournament in US, Canada and Mexico

The Guardian - US

What the 2022 federal budget says about Canada’s commitment to a green recovery

Every year, the federal budget outlines government spending priorities and sources of revenue for the coming year. While COVID-related spending dominated the previous two budgets, the 2022 budget comes amid new geopolitical uncertainties, including the war in Ukraine, ongoing socio-economic challenges in the wake of the pandemic, rising inflation, housing…

The Conversation

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Federal budget 2022: More defence funding in wake of Canada's F-35 about-face

The Canadian government recently announced its decision to enter negotiations with American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets.

The Conversation

The pandemic had little impact on Canada's legal cannabis sales

The pandemic saw a boom in legal recreational cannabis sales across Canada. From March 2020 to February 2021, sales totaled $2.5 billion, double the $1.25 billion of the previous 12 months. Surveys likewise reported more cannabis users and more frequent usage in 2020 than the year before.

The Conversation

Fission Uranium Becomes Debt Free After Credit Facility Repayment

Fission Uranium Corp (TSX:FCU) (OTC:FCUUF) has repaid the remaining ~$7 million balance of its secured credit facility. The company is now completely debt and lien-free. As of April 7, 2022, Fission Uranium holds ~C$40 million of cash and cash equivalents and has no debt. Fission also continues to advance PLS -…

Benzinga

The colour of someone’s skin doesn't equate to definitive sameness

Despite the highly publicized 2020 murder of George Floyd and subsequent calls for change, many people of non-African descent around the world have yet to consider the lasting impacts of anti-Black racism.

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Adopted woman meets birth family after 43 years following £68 DNA test

Louisa Hale, now 60, only found out she was adopted when a friend of her mum 'spilt the beans'

Manchester Evening News

‘Walking to justice’: Canada’s residential school survivors

Brandi Morin accompanied Indigenous survivors of Canada’s church-run residential schools as they went to the Vatican.

Al Jazeera

EXCLUSIVE: Marley Natural Cannabis Dispensaries To Open Across Canada

Docklight Brands, a consumer products company with celebrated brands including Marley Natural and Marley CBD, will bring Marley Natural dispensaries to adult-use cannabis consumers throughout Canada, Benzinga has learned exclusively.

Benzinga

From Montreal to Quebec — how to spend the perfect week in Canada

I’m eating the butteriest croissant, standing on a chic, tree-lined boulevard and listening to a French-talking foodie I met at the bakery. He’s pointing me towards his favourite restaurants, culminating in Caffe Un Po Di Piu: “You really have to go! And order the burrata - you must!”

Evening Standard

Canada targets housing, banks in modest-spending budget

Canada's Liberals put red-hot real estate markets squarely in their sights on Thursday, laying out a budget geared at boosting housing affordability amid soaring inflation, while promising modest new spending to encourage medium-term growth.

Reuters

Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo

A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in the background, commemorating children who died at a residential school created to assimilate Indigenous children in Canada has won the prestigious World Press Photo award

The Independent UK

MLB 2022 predictions: Is the championship heading to Canada this year?

The Dodgers are as dangerous ever but will the Blue Jays emerge from the stacked AL East. Our team of writers have their say

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Britain, Canada and Australia decline so far to expel Russian diplomats

UK foreign secretary Liz Truss said cooperation with Moscow is over but has not yet acted in line with EU nations

Benzinga

The Revised American Dream

This article was originally published on Grit Capital and appears here with permission. Ah, the American dream.

Al Jazeera

The pope apologised for residential school abuses. What next?

Indigenous leaders in Canada say Catholic Church must take concrete action to support survivors and prevent more harm.

The Independent UK

Medical experts divided over new Canadian law offering assisted suicide to the mentally ill

‘In psychiatry, really all you have is the patient’s story’

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First pope, now US churches face boarding-school reckoning

U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their histories operating boarding schools for Native Americans

The Conversation

It's time for the Canada Infrastructure Bank to reclaim its public purpose

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), a federal government financial institution, opened its doors five years ago with great promise, vowing to deploy $35 billion of investments towards “the next generation of infrastructure Canadians need.”

The Conversation

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict has put cryptocurrencies in the spotlight

Just days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of people in Canada joined a truckers’ protest movement called the “freedom convoy” to oppose government health measures.

The Conversation

Why lowering the voting age in Canada is such a good idea

Three initiatives aimed at lowering the voting age in Canadian federal elections are reigniting conversations about youth enfranchisement.

Benzinga

Canopy Growth Gives Glimpse Into 7ACRES' Cannabis Cultivation, Experts Share Recipe For Premium Flower Production

Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX:WEED) (NASDAQ:CGC) is unveiling its 7ACRES Know the Grow content series, providing Canadians with an inside look at the talent, genetics and grow techniques behind the brand and flower portfolio. The ten-video series is broken into three chapters, including the 7ACRES Kincardine Facility, Growing Techniques, and 7ACRES…

Benzinga

Google Backed VerSe Commands $5B Valuation After Latest Funding Round: Reuters

India's VerSe Innovation has raised $805 million in a funding round led by Canada's top pension fund. The funding has put a $5 billion valuation on the Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google-backed parent of short-video app Josh and news aggregator Dailyhunt, Reuters reports. Josh, which has more than 150 million monthly active users, competes in…

Reuters

Canada's Trudeau invites Mexican president to event supporting Ukraine

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday invited Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to take part in an event supporting Ukrainian victims of the conflict with Russia, amid criticism that Mexico has been too accommodating to Moscow.

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