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Canadians returning from living abroad treated as new drivers by some car insurance companies

Canadians who move overseas for a period of time are finding their auto insurance rates have skyrocketed when they return home because insurance companies aren't factoring in their previous driving experience.

He pays $300 a month for car insurance. Higher rates for immigrants are an 'injustice,' advocate says

Newcomers who need car insurance in Canada say theyre quoted higher rates, even if they have previous driving experience, because insurance companies dont factor that into their monthly rate.

China's EV market is going global. Can U.S., Canada balance protectionism with reducing emissions?

Chinas electric vehicle industry is poised to dominate the globeand that has governments in Europe and North America, including Canada, grappling with what can be seen as competing priorities protect domestic manufacturing by imposing tariffs on Chinese-made EVsor focus on reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

Golf carts are disappearing from Ontario golf courses. Course owners think it's the work of professionals

Somebody is stealing golf carts from courses across Ontario. The sheer number of carts being taken has golf course owners convinced the thefts are linked and the work of professional thieves.

Population policies can erode reproductive, human rights, warns United Nations agency

A new report from the United Nations Population Fund warns that government policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates can erode reproductive and human rights and says the goal should be to advance gender equality and the quality of life.

Chinese Canadians worry foreign interference probe could stigmatize politicians, candidates

Chinese Canadians in public office and in academia are worried racism resulting from claims China interfered in Canadian politics could roll back years of progress of getting more diverse voices at the table.

Movement out of India that 'disseminates hate' victimizes religious minority groups, report says

Canada shouldn't allow a movement out of India that "disseminates hate" and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization of Canada.

India's Supreme Court grants protection to filmmaker attacked for movie poster featuring Hindu goddess

A Toronto-based filmmaker from India has been granted protection from Indias highest court after facing multiple police investigations and death threats over a poster for her movie that featured Hindu goddess Kali smoking and holding a Pride flag.

Director got death threats over film poster featuring Hindu goddess. Now she's getting a protest screening

After Leena Manimekalai received death threats and backlash for her tweet promoting her film Kaali, the Toronto Metropolitan University faculty associations equity committee has organized what it calls a protest and solidarity screening of the documentary short as a demonstration against censorship.

#MeToo 5 years later: What's changed and what hasn't

Although the #MeToo movement had lasting effects on campuses, workplaces and in the legal realm in the U.S. and Canada, many survivors and activists acknowledge there is still much more work to be done to enact meaningful change.