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Women’s soccer players slam FIFA’s partnership with Saudi Aramco over human rights, environmental concerns

More than a hundred international women’s soccer players are calling on FIFA to reconsider its sponsorship by Saudi Arabian oil…

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Sports

FIFA pressured to scrutinize Saudi Arabia’s FIFA bid over human rights violations

ZURICH – Two months before FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the soccer…

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Politics

Here’s what’s in Alberta’s Bill of Rights — and what Danielle Smith is set to change

When the 17th Alberta Legislature opened on March 2, 1972, then-premier Peter Lougheed moved quickly to introduce what the Edmonton…

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Canada

Human rights museum marks anniversary after 10 years of learning amid protest

Whether the words are spoken inside or outside the building’s walls, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has been a…

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Politics

Disability rights groups launching Charter challenge against MAID law

Politics·New A coalition of disability rights groups says it is launching a Charter challenge against a part of Canada’s law…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax naming street after civil rights champion and ‘unsung hero’ Dr. Alfred Waddell

Halifax is paying tribute to a doctor who dedicated his life to helping people who had limited access to medical…

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Nova Scotia

25 years after the Marshall Decision, some say more must be done to uphold treaty rights

On the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Decision — a landmark court ruling that affirmed First Nations’ treaty right to…

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Health

Feds urge human rights tribunal to dismiss concerns over Jordan’s Principle backlog

The federal government is urging the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a leading First Nations child advocate’s concerns about…

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Business

Canada has a bill of rights for air passengers. What about train riders?

A 10-hour delay on a Via Rail train in Quebec over the long weekend is raising questions about rail passengers’…

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Politics

New human rights commissioner resigns before starting role

Politics Canada’s human rights commissioner Birju Dattani has resigned before ever officially starting the job, according to a post on…

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