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5 Practical Steps to Mitigate Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace

June 29, 2023 by quemari

The modern-day workplace is a complex environment, and with it comes an array of psychosocial risks and hazards that can threaten the well-being of employees. The onset of new legislation which we have explored in previous articles has now forced

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MPs calls for changes in Canada’s extradition law amid ‘flaws’ – National

June 27, 2023 by quemari

The Liberal government should undertake a “comprehensive reform” of Canada’s extradition law as soon as possible to prevent “further injustices” due to shortcomings, a House of Commons committee recommends.

In addition to calling for an overhaul of the Extradition Act,

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London’s paratransit system is so bad, it’s breaking the law, disability advocates say

June 26, 2023 by quemari

A London woman calling on London Transit to improve its troubled paratransit service is asking the province to audit the system to highlight what she says are failures to meet provincial accessibility rules.

Jacqueline Madden, whose son Chris has spina

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Estonia: Same-sex marriage legal starting in 2024

June 25, 2023 by quemari

HELSINKI –

Estonia’s parliament passed on Tuesday a law legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first ex-Soviet country to do so.

Two adults will be able to marry “regardless of their gender,” after the Parliament approved amendments to the country’s Family

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Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal

June 24, 2023 by quemari

Billions of dollars are at stake as a three-day hearing at Ontario’s highest court gets underway Tuesday over the province’s controversial wage-limiting law for public sector workers.

Last November, a judge with the Superior Court of Justice struck down Bill

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Entrepreneurs in Canada: Information on Intellectual Property Law

June 23, 2023 by quemari

Published on June 21st, 2023 at 09:00am EDT

Immigrant entrepreneurs who come to Canada to develop and start a business should be familiar

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Showdown with Google, Meta over news-blocking imminent

June 22, 2023 by quemari

With Bill C-18 on the verge of becoming law, Canadians could soon see news removed from their Facebook pages and Google searches

Published June 22, 2023 • Last updated 2 hours ago •

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No need to ‘reinvent the wheel,’ says Ont. MPP who helped create missing persons law

June 20, 2023 by quemari

A dedicated missing persons law would allow for searches to start faster and give police additional tools to try and find people, says an Ontario MPP that helped draft that province’s legislation.

Three years after saying it would introduce a

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Changes coming to backyard hen by-laws

June 19, 2023 by quemari

Rules are changing for how backyard hens are being kept in Prince Edward County.

During Tuesday’s council meeting, the Prince Edward County Council voted to amend the Backyard Hen By-law which permits residents to keep a small number of

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