Month: September 2024

Advocates say profiling ‘characterized many arrests’ as judge awards millions in damages in class-action lawsuit

Racial profiling is a systemic problem in the Montreal police force, a Quebec judge has ruled, as she awarded damages in a class action lawsuit that advocates call a “decision that meets with reality”.

Justice Dominique Poulin found that the city bore responsibility for racial profiling committed by its police officers and was obliged to compensate those affected. Continue reading…
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Elevate ISOGARD Polyiso stands alone as the first product on the market to meet both ASTM C1289 required and recommended thermal performance values for rigid insulation boards.

The post ISOGARD™ Polyiso Insulation: Elevating energy efficiency in commercial roofing appeared first on Construction Canada.
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Sandals Resorts is pleased to announce the selection of the award-winning Leo Burnett as the agency of record supporting the Sandals and Beaches brands. The Chicago-based firm has been entrusted with the creative effort to enhance the respective brands under the resort companies’ umbrella. Announced today and beginning immediately, this engagement will encompass creative ideation and execution across all mediums and platforms for the brands dynamic portfolio of Caribbean resorts, including adults-only Sandals Resorts and family-friendly Beaches Resorts – honing in on shared family values and entrepreneurial synergies.
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ICYMI: As the UK shifts its position on supplying weapons, here is how different countries have responded to the war in Gaza

* Israel and Hamas at war – live updates

Britain is the latest country to shift its position on arms sales to Israel, which has been dependent on international weaponry for an 11-month assault on Gaza that has killed more than 40,000 people.

Here is how different countries have responded to Israel’s war: Continue reading…
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Ratio of refused visitor visas to approved ones was higher in recent months than any point since height of the pandemic

Canada is taking steps, both official and unofficial, to curb the number of people coming to the country, highlighting the way in which immigration has become a political flashpoint ahead of a federal election.

According to figures obtained by Reuters, the ratio of refused visitor visa applications to approved ones was higher in recent months than at any point since the height of the pandemic. Immigration officials rejected more applications than they approved in January, February, May and June 2024. Continue reading…
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