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Quebec Inuit leaders plea for mental health support in wake of youth suicides – CBC
Warning: This story contains strong language and discussion of suicide Oct 19, 2018 In Nunavik, Quebec’s expansive northern region dotted by remote fly-in Inuit villages, most residents are connected to at least one, if not several of the young people who have recently ended their own lives. Mary Simon, Canada’s first ambassador for circumpolar affairs […]
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Change coming, Francois Legault vows as he becomes Quebec premier – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 18, 2018 Quebec Premier Francois Legault promised to bring renewal and change to the province’s politics Thursday after his convincing election victory ended nearly 50 years of Liberal and Parti Quebecois rule. But as he was sworn in as premier, Legault offered assurances that even though his Coalition Avenir Quebec party was […]
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Francois Legault to be sworn in as Quebec premier, announce cabinet – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 18, 2018 QUEBEC _ Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault is set to be sworn in as premier today and unveil what is expected to be a gender-balanced cabinet. An announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m., followed by a speech. Legault has said he will form a small cabinet of between 20 […]
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A glance at recreational cannabis rules, retail across Canada – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 17, 2018 By Armina Ligaya THE CANADIAN PRESS Recreational cannabis became legal across Canada on Wednesday, making it one of the few countries around the world to have a commercial market for weed. All provinces and territories will have online sales available, but the number of brick-and-mortar stores and regulations differ between […]
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Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Oct 17, 2018 Canada’s main stock index posted its best day in six months yesterday, despite a pullback on cannabis stocks ahead of today’s legalization of recreational pot. Toronto’s S-and-P / T-S-X index gained 170 points, to close at 15,579. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average surged 547 […]
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Officials raise alarm after spate of suicides in northern Quebec region of Nunavik – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 16, 2018 THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL _ A spate of suicides in northern Quebec Inuit communities has the local school board sounding the alarm about what one official describes as a “deep and ongoing crisis.” “It is an emergency,” said Harriet Keleutak, the director general of the Kativik school board, which serves […]
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No cannabis store for Nunavik, but online orders ready to go – Nunatsiaq News
October 16, 2018 Regional organizations meet to discuss legalized marijuana Oct. 17 Quebec’s cannabis stores will open their online order system at 9 a.m. on Oct. 17—the only way residents of Nunavik will be able to obtain legal marijuana, at least for now. Starting on Wednesday, residents across Quebec can make online or in-person purchases […]
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Video of sobbing 6-year-old sparks conversation around school bullying – CBC
Andrew Mianscum Jr.’s sister posted the video on Facebook; it has been viewed 220,000 times Oct 16, 2018 A video showing a distraught six-year-old student in northern Quebec who doesn’t want to go to school because of bullying has gone viral. The video of Andrew Mianscum Jr. was posted on Facebook by his 17-year-old sister […]
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Kanien’kehá:ka chiefs fear cannabis will lead to tobacco’s lingering problems – CBC
‘We have tobacco shacks, and we don’t want cannabis shacks’ Oct 15, 2018 Kwetiio Goodleaf has worked in Kahnawake’s tobacco industry for the past three decades. She’s seen the economic impacts that selling cigarettes has had on Kanien’kehá:ka communities across Quebec and Ontario, and is hoping the assertion of Indigenous rights in marijuana will have […]
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Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report – Digital Journal
The best — and fairest — way to cap global warming is to empower indigenous forest peoples, reduce food waste and slash meat consumption, an alliance of 38 NGOs said Monday. Restoring natural forest ecosystems, securing the land rights of local communities and revamping the global food system could cut greenhouse emissions 40 percent by […]
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