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Fifty years after First Nations were granted the right to vote in Canada, voter turn out on reserves is still lower than the national average by 14 per cent, according to survey data from the 2008 federal election.
By Beatrice Fantoni
Producer Ian Shelton
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The face of Canada's economy is changing with an aging baby boomer population, declining birth rate and increasing immigrants. Capital News Online spoke with TD Financial Group's chief economist, Don Drummond, to find out what policy changes are needed to cope with Canada's changing demographics.
By Sabina Lam
Producer Laura Marrast
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Canada is home to two thirds of the world's polar bears, but is not the only country that wants a say about the iconic animals. The United States proposed an international trade ban on polar bear products that would have killed the commercial hunts led by Inuit outfitters. The proposal was defeated but the debate about the status of polar bears and how best to protect them continues.
By Nicki Thomas
Producer Carly Pender
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In recent years the Chalk River Laboratories' reliability has taken a hit. Now current and former employees are proposing the federal government make the lab more accessible to all scientists.
By Kara Carnduff
Producer Toni Petter
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Scientists are saying British Columbia's fish farms are perfect breeding grounds for sea lice, which are killing wild salmon. The scientists' concerns have fallen on deaf ears so far, at both the provincial and federal levels of government.
By Serena Black
Producer Margaret Cappa
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Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime was supposed to allow generic drug companies to provide medications to developing countries at a low cost, but so far only one shipment of one drug has crossed Canada’s borders under the legislation. Some MPs and activists are hoping Bill C-393 will solve the problems with CAMR.
By Thandi Fletcher
Producer Erika Gilbert
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The Department of Justice has proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act that critics say place punishment for someahead of the potential for rehabilitation.
By Catherine Kitts
Producer Scott Croteau
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The face of the Anglican Church of Canada is changing, and its future is the rapping, blogging, globetrotting Rev. Kyle Wagner
By Ellen Mauro
Producer Sonya Bell
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Scientists are saying British Columbia's fish farms are perfect breeding grounds for sea lice, which are killing wild salmon. The scientists' concerns have fallen on deaf ears so far, at both the provincial and federal levels of government.
By Serena Black
Producer Margaret Cappa
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Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime was supposed to allow generic drug companies to provide medications to developing countries at a low cost, but so far only one shipment of one drug has crossed Canada’s borders under the legislation. Some MPs and activists are hoping Bill C-393 will solve the problems with CAMR.
By Thandi Fletcher
Producer Erika Gilbert
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The government is opening the national telecommuncations industry to foreign investment, which could mean good things for Canadians' cell phone bills and services.
By Carly Pender
Producer Kian Khoshnevis
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Improving access to education in Afghanistan is a click away. A small group of Canadian volunteers are using the Internet to change lives in the war-torn country.
By Julia Kent
Producer Deyra Fontaine
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Renewed concern over violence in hockey has made its way onto the federal stage. Recent examples of severe violence on the ice has led to calls to revamp the rulebook and bring in the Criminal Code.
By Sabina Lam
Producer Natalia Peart
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Canada ranks 20 out of 25 countries in a recent report on the reimbursement of new prescription drugs. For pharmaceutical companies, this ranking is a bitter pill to swallow.
By Tereza Verenca
Producer Harmeet Singh
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Relatives of those sprayed with military herbicides on a New Brunswick base in the 1960s continue to fight the federal government for fair compensation.
By Kate Horodyski
Producer Diana Mehta
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Canada lags behind other countries in the fight against modern-day slavery. Meet the man who has devoted his life to making human trafficking a national priority.
By Amy Dempsey
Producer Radka Zitkova
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Hate speech law and the Human Rights Act are under the lens again. Is this the end of unlucky Section 13?
By Dana Wagner
Producer Nina Soboczynski
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Mystery surrounds Canada's decision to deny a top Russian senator a diplomatic visa. Is the government targetting former Cold Warriors?
By Dean Tester
Producer Laura Wright
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Hours after the 9-11 attacks, Canadian officials handed him over to U.S. authorities in the middle of the night. He spent the next five years in American custody where he says he was tortured. Now, Benamar Benatta wants answers, and he wants them from the Canadian government.
By Sonya Bell
Producer Ellen Mauro
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By Sean Liliani Producer Natalia Peart The Parliamentary Press Gallery has been active almost as long as Parliament itself. The gallery is responsible for deciding which reporters have access to covering politics in the House of Commons. With its rich history on the Hill, the gallery has taken its time adapting to changes in the media landscape. One of the most contentious questions over the years? Who has what it takes to join the exclusive press club.
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