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Missing and murdered: Inquiry challenged to repair relationship between cops, indigenous communities

December 8, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

Dec. 8, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

It’s not quite the launch of the long-awaited national inquiry into Canada’s crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

But it’s close.

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You’re more likely to be shot to death in the U.S. than die in a car accident in Canada: Gun violence by the numbers

December 3, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

December 3, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

You’re more likely to be shot to death in the United States than you are to die in a car accident in Canada.

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Feds keep veterans in the dark on disability decisions: Ombudsman

December 1, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

December 1, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Veterans need to know what information the government is using to determine their disability benefits — and right now, they don’t, the Veterans Ombudsman says.

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Feds waive transportation loans for Syrian refugees

November 29, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 29, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The federal government won’t make the 25,000 Syrian refugees it has promised to resettle over the next three months repay the costs of their transportation and medical exams.

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Your coffee machine is a breeding ground for opportunistic microbes

November 26, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 26, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

When did you last clean out your coffee machine? We mean the whole thing — including that tray at the bottom that catches all your spills.

Yeah, that’s what we thought.

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Aboriginal-Canadian women are 6 times more likely to be murdered, 3 times more likely to be raped

November 25, 2015December 28, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 25, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

If you’re a First Nations, Inuit or Metis individual living in Canada you are 6.4 times more likely to be killed than anyone else in the country.

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‘Nobody should be surprised’ Canada’s economy is in rough shape

November 20, 2015April 22, 2018amp Leave a comment

November 20, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Maybe you heard: Canada’s books took a turn for the ugly over the past few months.

Or, as Finance Minister Bill Morneau put it when he unveiled his government’s fall economic update Friday morning, the economy “tilted to the downside.”

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Cost of veterans’ mental illness will eclipse other injuries by 2017, PBO says

November 19, 2015May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

November 19, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

A new report released Thursday outlines the growing burden of mental illness in the cost Canada pays for combat, and outlines gaps in information on veterans’ health care costs once they leave the military.

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No, Canada doesn’t spend more on refugees than on retirees

November 19, 2015December 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

November 19, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Maybe you’ve seen it. Maybe your uncle forwarded it to you or someone you know posted it on Facebook.

The meme, infographic, status update, chain email you received is false. It was debunked years ago but continues to be circulated.

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Everyone wants to beat ISIS. Nobody knows how

November 17, 2015April 22, 2018amp Leave a comment

November 17, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

How do you destroy a hated group that thrives on hatred, or declare war without playing into your enemy’s clash-of-civilizations recruitment strategy?

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