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Ottawa urged to ban junk food marketing where children are exposed to it
Canada should ban the marketing of junk food wherever children can be exposed to it, suggests a new study unveiled by researchers at Laval University. This includes television, social media…
Quebec urged to redirect non-French-speaking asylum seekers to the rest of Canada
Asylum seekers who arrive in Quebec knowing only English should be sent to the rest of Canada, according to the French language commissioner, Benoît Dubreuil. “The increase in the non-permanent…
Court urged to adopt settlement in iPhone 6 and 7 lawsuit
(Vancouver) A British Columbia judge will decide next month whether to approve a multimillion-dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Apple for allegedly slowing down older iPhone models with its…
Ottawa urged to act to fund French-speaking daycares
The National Commission of Francophone Parents (CNPF) and the Federation of Francophone and Acadian Communities (FCFA) of Canada on Wednesday called on the federal government to accept an amendment to…
Quebec urged to charge users for home support services
Quebec must take action, launch an ambitious project and reinvest massively in home support, concludes the Commissioner for Health and Well-being (CSBE) Joanne Castonguay in a new report. But it…
Quebecers urged to exercise caution to limit the transmission of viruses
The government of Quebec calls on the population to exercise caution during this period of New Year celebrations, in order to limit the transmission of viruses and thus avoid putting…
Virus transmission | Quebecers urged to exercise caution
(Montreal) The government of Quebec calls on the population to exercise caution during this period of New Year celebrations, in order to limit the transmission of viruses and thus avoid…
New Year Celebrations | Quebecers urged to exercise caution to limit the transmission of viruses
(Montreal) The government of Quebec calls on the population to exercise caution during this period of New Year celebrations, in order to limit the transmission of viruses and thus avoid…
Canada urged to ban cigarettes for life for everyone born after 2008
Health experts are urging Ottawa to take inspiration from a New Zealand policy by banning the sale of cigarettes for life for anyone born after 2008, according to the Globe…
The population urged to avoid emergencies in the coming weeks
With emergencies overflowing as Christmas approaches, the government is calling on the population to get vaccinated and to prioritize “self-care” at home if possible. • Read also: Go to the…
Ottawa urged to urgently bring back two Haitian children who had lost their mother
Ten months after the death of his wife, a Haitian “guardian angel”, who has lived in Quebec since 2018, is unable to bring back his children aged 4 and 11,…
Miller urged to urgently repatriate two Haitian children left motherless
Ten months after the death of his wife, Edvard Destin, a Haitian “guardian angel” who arrived in Quebec in 2018, is unable to bring his children aged 4 and 11…
Israel and Hamas at war | Canada urged to end arms deliveries to Israel
(Ottawa) Now that it has supported a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Canada must show consistency and freeze its exports of military equipment to the Jewish state, argues an organization…
Gun Control | Senators urged not to extend exemption to sport shooters
(Ottawa) Supporters of tighter gun restrictions are urging senators not to extend the exemption given to Olympic athletes from the federal handgun freeze to more sports shooters. Updated yesterday at…
Faced with rising interest rates, banks are urged to exercise caution
Rising interest rates are also causing headaches for the regulator of banking institutions. Prudential measures are imposed. First, let’s review the numbers. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) notes…
Ottawa urged to recognize “degradation” of forests
(Toronto) A letter signed by a hundred scientists urges the Canadian government to take concrete measures to put an end to the degradation, through large-scale industrial logging, of previously intact…
Quebec urged to decriminalize simple possession of drugs
Minister Lionel Carmant was pressed to decriminalize simple possession of drugs on Tuesday as part of consultations on his Bill 36 to recover money linked to the opioid crisis. The…
Deficits on the rise in Ottawa | Freeland urged to exercise great caution in its economic update
(Ottawa) The Business Council of Canada is urging Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to exercise the utmost fiscal prudence and avoid costly new measures when she presents her economic and financial…
The government urged to better regulate deferred payment
Afterpay, Affirm, Sezzle and Klarna are technology companies popularizing “Buy now, pay later”, also known as deferred payment. By partnering with merchants, they offer to pay in several installments for…
Algiers urged to end its repression of the Hirak movement
To put an end to repression. A UN special rapporteur on Tuesday urged the Algerian government to “drop the prosecution” and “pardon” the activists and sympathizers of Hirak, this protest…