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Canada in brief: November 7, 2012
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ServiceOntario kiosks out of service for good The Ontario Liberal government will be eliminating the use of ServiceOntario kiosks, which can be used currently to update information or renew license plates, among a total of 40 services. The province hosts 72 of the kiosks, all of which were shut down in June and will be…
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Protesters divide after tuition freeze
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This time last year, the buzz around Nov. 10, the first full-fledged day of action planned by the student movement, was reaching a fever pitch. The 30,000-strong protest was the first step in what would become North America’s largest student protests in decades with over 200,000 students bringing Quebec’s government to its knees over the…
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Murray aims for the top
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Sunday saw the announcement of the first official candidacy for Ontario Liberal leadership, as Glen Murray announced his intentions to run, a decision which required his resignation from his position as minister of training, colleges and university. His position has been assumed by John Milloy, the MPP for Kitchener-Centre and the minister of community and…
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Well-being in decline after recession
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Although we are now several years removed from the onset of the 2008 global recession, a recent report released from the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) indicates the impact that the recession had on Canadians’ overall wellbeing has been substantial. Between 2008 and 2010, the Index showed a 24 per cent decline, which also saw…
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Bullying issue under examination
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Bullying has recently resurfaced as a serious issue in the public eye. Despite the active efforts of parents, teachers, administration and the government, many have voiced the opinion that further steps need to be taken to advance bullying preventative measures. With the recent suicide of Amanda Todd, a native of British Columbia, concerns over the…
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Addressing future concerns
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Post-secondary education has been a highly contentious issue in Ontario over the past few months following the release of the Liberal party’s discussion paper on education reform. Spearheaded by the minister of training, colleges and universities, Glen Murray, the paper, titled “Strengthening Ontario’s Centres of Creativity, Innovation and Knowledge,” made suggestions such as creating more…
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Resignation could have effect on students
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A week after former premier Dalton McGuinty announced his resignation, questions are rising about how this could impact the province’s students. A new premier could mean big changes for the province, and some are speculating that the change in leadership could result in a general election sometime next year. Rylan Kinnon, the executive director of…
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Tweets on trial
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Since July of this year, a website called nohomophobes.com has been live-tracking the use of four homophobic words and phrases on Twitter. The site counts the number of times “Faggot,” “No homo,” “Dyke” and “So gay,” to evaluate the prevalence of casual homophobia. So far, the word “faggot” has been used the most – over…
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CRTC looks to change
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Thomas Alexander’s frustrations with complicated cell phone bills leave him feeling disgruntled and annoyed. However, according to the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), that dissatisfaction may be coming to an end. A resident of Waterloo, Alexander, along with other Canadians, has been complaining about the impediments that ensue from cell phone contracts, which often have…
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Abortion funding criticized
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This past Saturday individuals across over 40 political ridings gathered together in front of their respective MPP offices in support of their initiative to defund abortion from Ontario health care. The Campaign Life Coalition, a pro-life organization, spearheaded the rallies, arguing that abortions should not be funded by tax dollars because they believe the procedure…
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