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Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'assault-style' firearms — effective immediately
CBC
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday a ban on some 1,500 models of military-grade "assault-style" weapons in Canada, a ban that takes effect immediately.
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Canada is not broken
Macleans
Scott Gilmore: Despite our flaws and constant challenges, we live in what is arguably among the least broken countries in human history
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Liberals want to force Netflix, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime to show more Canadian content
Nayional Post
Currently, half the programming Canadian broadcasters air between 6 p.m. and midnight must be Canadian. There are no such rules for streaming services
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Ontario isn't friendly, Alberta resents everyone else and nobody likes Quebec: poll
National Post
'God help any federal leader who’s trying to campaign on a united message because this is not a country that is feeling united'
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Canadians celebrate legal weed
CBC News
On Oct. 17, Canada became the largest country to legalize recreational pot. Here's how Canadians reacted across the country.To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.486...
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Canada becomes second country to legalise recreational cannabis
BBC
The country becomes only the second nation in the world, after Uruguay, to legalise recreational use.
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Tens of thousands of Canadians could soon be eligible for a pot pardon, but lawyers warn about limitations
CBC
The Liberal government's announcement that it will expedite the processing of pardons for people with minor cannabis-related crimes is welcome news to quite literally tens of thousands of Canadians who have been convicted of possession offences.
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'Everybody fits in': inside the Canadian cities where minorities are the majority
The Guardian
In ‘majority-minority’ cities such as Markham and Brampton, diversity isn’t aspirational; it’s a fact. But how does integration work?
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Streaming to eclipse cable, satellite next year in Canada
CTV News
The number Canadian households paying for at least one streaming video service will eclipse traditional TV subscribers for the first time next year, predicts an annual report on consumer habits.
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In two years, users in Canada will spend more time with mobile than tv
Emarketer
In 2018, more than a third of all advertising dollars in Canada will be spent in mobile channels.
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Mandatory online courses in Ontario high schools raise concerns for educators
The Spec
The Ford government's plan would see teens earn one e-learning credit a year in online classes with an average of 35 students.
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Canada to welcome nearly one million new immigrants through 2020
CIC News
Nearly one million new immigrants will settle in Canada between 2018 and 2020, "the most ambitious immigration levels in recent Canadian history."
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Trudeau’s new ‘feminist’ plan commits 95% of foreign aid to gender, women and girls by 2022
The Star
Aid groups, which have focused on women and girls for years, welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unapologetically feminist foreign aid policy Fri...
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One-in-five Canadians will consume cannabis in 2025
Yahoo
One-in-five Canadians are expected to consume cannabis in 2025, according to a new analysis by Ernst & Young outlining the firm’s upbeat take on the nascent industry.