DISCRIMINATION
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Health-care workers’ union files 1,000 grievances against Montreal health authority over discrimination
A Quebec union has filed 1,000 grievances on behalf of health-care workers in south-central Montreal, saying the regional authority that…
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Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint for dress-code discrimination at car dealership
Legal experts are cautioning Albertans to know their rights, especially around dress-code discrimination, after a woman says she was fired…
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Sephora and Rent the Runway commit to ‘15% pledge’ to support Black-owned brands
Cosmetics retailer Sephora and Rent the Runway, an online subscription service for designer clothes, have both committed to ensuring 15 per…
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Canadian marches, vigils taking place to honour black lives lost at hands of police
Demonstrators plan to march from Parliament Hill through Ottawa streets mid-afternoon today to honour black lives lost at the hands…
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Hockey Nova Scotia says reports of verbal abuse, racist slurs on the rise
Hockey Nova Scotia is sending a warning to players, coaches and parents that they need to be better behaved, following…
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20% of Canadians say they experience racism, survey reveals
After years of working on Toronto’s Bay Street, Karlyn Percil was burnt out — not from the demanding workload, but from the…
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Toronto Catholic school board votes to include gender identity, expression in code of conduct
Following months of contentious debate, the Toronto Catholic school board voted to amend its code of conduct to include broader protections…
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Legal hemp farmer accuses TD Canada Trust of freezing his account based on his appearance
A licensed hemp grower near Orangeville, Ont., says TD bank froze his accounts and accused him of illicit activity based on…
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Estheticians don’t have to wax male genitalia against their will, B.C. tribunal rules
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled against a transgender woman who brought 15 discrimination complaints after she was refused…
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Canada slips 4 places on world index measuring women’s equality
Canada slipped four spots this year on a global index that ranks countries based on women’s equality and well-being. The 2019 Women, Peace…
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Quebec Crown still silent on 55 complaints from Indigenous people of police abuse
The head of an association representing Indigenous women in Quebec is asking why people who lodged complaints of police abuse…
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TTC settles lawsuit after black man pinned by inspectors to ground
Toronto’s transit authority has apologized to a black man who sued the agency after he was pinned to the ground…
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Researcher seeks solutions for long-term care for LGBTQ seniors
A Halifax researcher is heading across Canada this fall in an effort to find solutions to the fear among many LGBTQ seniors that…
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Ottawa sets aside $900M to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits against Canadian Armed Forces
The federal government has agreed to set aside $900 million to settle class-action lawsuits from Armed Forces members and Department of National Defence…
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City ombudsman finds TTC probe into arrest of black man by fare inspectors fell short
The city’s ombudsman says that a TTC investigation into allegations of misconduct and racial discrimination by fare inspectors was “not…
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Oshawa Marshalls outlet fired him for being gay, this man says
When Michael Gale landed a job at an Oshawa Marshalls store he was excited. It felt like a promising experience…
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Civil rights activist Joan Jones, the ‘glue that held everything together,’ has died
Joan Jones, a Nova Scotia activist who worked for decades to fight for civil rights in Canada and was one of the founders of…
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