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Canadian flowers: bleeding not bloomingWith the new free trade agreement between Canada and Colombia, the flower markets in Ontario and British Columbia are being threatened by imports of Colombian flowers. Capital News talks to professionals in both countries to find out more about the challenges they are facing with Valentine's Day on the horizon. Young mindsLiberal leader Bob Rae has called for a national strategy on mental health. With suicide the second leading cause of death among youth, some teachers, and even school custodians, are being trained to detect suicidal tendencies. But students themselves often remain uneducated. Capital News spoke with Katie Balnar about her experience with mental illness in high school, and sat down with two experts. Nov 4 An age-old debateWith an aging population, there are more seniors behind the wheel than ever. But when is it time to pull the emergency brake on elderly driving? Oct 21 Buzz marketingHealth Canada recently announced new labelling requirements and a caffeine 'cap' for energy drinks. But one parent who believes his son died after consuming one of these drinks, as well as members of the expert panel that advised the government, believe this isn't good enough. CapNews investigates. Oct 21 Inside Occupy OttawaAs the Occupy movement spread from Manhattan to cities across North America, Capital News watched the first 48 hours of the protest in downtown Ottawa. Oct 21 One less escape clauseA change in Canada’s refugee policy leaves people trying to escape armed conflict or civil war with an impossible choice — risk everything by trying to flee the country, or stay trapped in a deadly conflict. Oct 21 Politics of hateConservative MP Brian Storseth is proposing a private member's bill to remove hate speech provisions of the Canadian Human Rights Act that he says infringe on Canadians' freedom of speech. Oct 21 |
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Popping the cork on Canadian wineA vintage law from the prohibition era still affects Canada’s modern wine industry. A Tory MP private member’s bill aims to change the law and make it legal for local wines to cross interprovincial borders. Video
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