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Reality TV is very easy to dismiss without ever watching it, like eating octopus or going sky-diving. “I wouldn’t be into that,” you might think. “I have enough of a sense of what that would be like, and I know I wouldn’t enjoy it.”I’m not here to push you out of a plane or force-feed you mollusks. And if watching real people openly express and then act on their worst instincts isn’t for you, that’s fine. But for your own sake, don’t de

TORONTO — Canadian visible minorities are more likely to face discrimination in hiring than their American counterparts, according to a new survey of nine countries that found Canada is near the top for prejudice in hiring.But the researchers behind the study have a theory that one way to address the problem may be as simple as requiring employers to request more detailed information from applicants at the start of the process.In a study published in Sociological Science this week, Northwe

OTTAWA — In the final days of the final days of the  House of Commons, a Liberal MP introduced a bill proposing to decriminalize simple possession of small quantities of illicit drugs.The bill, tabled by Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, wasn’t destined to pass.He told the House, the legislation would not remove the criminal sanctions for producing or trafficking illegal drugs. The bill’s focus is on personal use and making systemic changes to reduce barriers to opioid a

NORTH YORK, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Conservative Muslims Friday night to get involved in the next election campaign to ensure that the Conservative party “never again” stokes fear and division against the community.  “Even though it is going to make my life as Liberal leader a little bit more difficult,” Trudeau said at the Canadian-Muslim Vote’s Eid dinner, a gathering of some 1,500 politically engaged Muslims. “I want you to enc

NORTH YORK, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Conservative Muslims Friday night to get involved in the next election campaign to ensure that the Conservative party “never again” stokes fear and division against the community.  “Even though it is going to make my life as Liberal leader a little bit more difficult,” Trudeau said at The Canadian-Muslim Vote’s Eid dinner, a gathering of some 1,500 politically engaged Muslims, “I want you to enc