What is the grocery code of conduct?
Canada’s grocery code of conduct cleared a major hurdle this week with news that all major grocery retailers will sign on. The code has been years in the making, coming after …
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Be warned: After global tech outage, phishing schemes and scammers may try to exploit you
Efforts to deal with a global tech outage that caused chaos for travellers, hospitals and banks are underway, but it may not be the end of your computer woes: Phishing schemes trying to reel …
Israel’s Supreme Court rules military draft must include ultra-Orthodox men
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the military, a decree that has the potential to divide Prime Minister Benjamin …
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to espionage charge as part of deal with U.S.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents …
A new law aims to crack down on environmental racism in Canada
For years, researchers, activists, community leaders have shown how Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups have been disproportionately affected by polluting industries. Now, a new law will require the federal …
Study suggests hundreds of Quebec deaths each year are related to heat
A new study from Quebec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) suggests that heat is responsible for 470 deaths per year in the province, and that the number will increase …
Watch out for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs, WHO says
The World Health Organization and drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning people to be wary of fake versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes medicines. The WHO said Thursday …
OPP launch investigation into Jontay Porter betting scandal
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation probing former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s betting scandal, a spokesperson for the force confirmed Wednesday. Porter, who once played centre for …
A show of Pride in Florida shines a light on the fight against anti-2SLGBTQ policies
Matt McAllister was dismayed to learn that there would be no display of rainbow lights illuminating the bridge in his home of Jacksonville, Fla., for Pride month this year. For …
Russia, North Korea say they’ve strengthened ties, including mutual defence pact
A strategic partnership pact signed by the leaders of Russia and North Korea on Wednesday includes a mutual defence clause under which each country agrees to help the other repel …