Inequality
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Inequalities ‘built into’ B.C. justice, health and child welfare systems: reportBritish Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province's justice, health and child-welfare systems.PoliticsAug 14, 2024
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‘Phenomenal’ new Calgary exhibit showcases women’s struggles during COVID-19 pandemicThe project also includes those women’s stories of how their lives changed during the pandemic.CanadaJun 2, 2023
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Mexican leader calls on world’s richest to help poorest, stop slide into ‘barbarity’Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told the U.N. Security Council that this proposal could generate around $1 trillion annually, which should go directly to the world's poorest people.WorldNov 9, 2021
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Report shows 70% drop in young and new farmers across PrairiesA new report shows the ownership and control of Canada's Prairie farmland are becoming more concentrated, leading to a 70 per cent drop in young and new farmers within one generation.CanadaNov 24, 2020
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Too few visible minorities in public institutions, Quebec Human Rights Commission saysQuebec's Human Rights Commission found there are still too few visible minorities and Indigenous Peoples working in the province's public institutions.CanadaJun 10, 2020
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World’s richest 2,000 people control more money than poorest 4.6 billion: OxfamIn a report released ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Oxfam said it estimated that unpaid care work by women added at least $10.8 trillion a year in value to the world economy -- three times more than the tech industry.EconomyJan 19, 2020
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Pope Francis condemns the ‘greed of a few’ that widens poverty divideHe later invited hundreds of needy, including migrants, to dine with him in a Vatican hall.WorldNov 17, 2019
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‘This affects us, not the rich’: Chile’s protests continue as reforms fall shortThe continuing unrest in Chile follows a week of riots, arson and protests over inequality that have resulted in at least 18 dead and 7,000 arrested, prosecutors said.WorldOct 29, 2019
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Lethbridge launches first Women in STEM program in southern AlbertaEconomic Development Lethbridge is launching southern Alberta's first Women in STEM program this month.EconomySep 5, 2019
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Climate change is undermining efforts to end extreme poverty: UN reportA U.N. report says hunger is growing and the world is not on track to end extreme poverty by 2030 and meet other U.N. goals.WorldJul 9, 2019
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