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Child Marriage Still Practiced Across Canada, With an Increase in Common-Law Unions: Study A new study found that child marriage still exists across in Canada, with an increase of cases in common-law unions. According to the study, over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018. This is the first research of its kind to shed light on child marriage in Canada. While most of the existing studies on the issue focus on developing countries, such p...

Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice remains legal and persists across the country.

Date Time Child marriage is legal and persists across Canada Over 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018 Canada is at the forefront of global efforts to end child marriage abroad. Yet this practice remains legal and persists across the country. In Canada, more than 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to children, usually girls, under the age of 18 between 2000 and 2018, according to a new study from researchers at McGill University. In ...

How the spread of the Internet is changing migration The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in profound ways. A McGill-led study of over 150 countries links Internet penetration with migration intentions and behaviours, suggesting that digital connectivity plays a key role in migration decisions and actively supports the migration process. Countries with higher proportions of Internet users tend to have more people who are willing to emigrate. At the individual level, the association...

 E-Mail The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in profound ways. A McGill-led study of over 150 countries links Internet penetration with migration intentions and behaviours, suggesting that digital connectivity plays a key role in migration decisions and actively supports the migration process. Countries with higher proportions of Internet users tend to have more people who are willing to emigrate. At the individual level, the association between Internet use and intention to migrate...

FILE PHOTO: Craig Carper/VPM Richmond City Council gave final approval Monday night to the Richmond 300 master plan, which will guide the city’s growth until its 300th anniversary in 2037. The 256-page master plan lays out future land-use and other changes that will be necessary to accommodate new residents in a growing city. According to Richmond officials, approximately 32,000 people have moved to the city in the last two decades. Another 40,000 people are expected to move to Richmond by 20...

Look at the deterioration in the media in the last several years. the last couple decades, ive watched it since the richard jewell case. its horribly unhealthy. there is nothing valuable to our public discourse for people to just simply go out and tell rumors, lies, make accusations with no sources, to be able to use the media and the first amendment to in effect, advance his or her or some corporations own agenda. thats what happened to nichols. a lot of agendas at work. the only people who did...

Look at the deterioration in the media in the last several years. the last couple decades, ive watched it since the richard jewell case. its horribly unhealthy. there is nothing valuable to our public discourse for people to just simply go out and tell rumors, lies, make accusations with no sources, to be able to use the media and the first amendment to in effect, advance his or her or some corporations own agenda. thats what happened to nichols. a lot of agendas at work. the only people who did...