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A year after the deployment of a new social assistance algorithm, a Radio-Canada investigation reveals a system that advocates say is failing. Promised as a tool to humanize Quebec’s welfare services, Project UNIR is instead being blamed for mounting errors, administrative failures and even human tragedy.

Now that patents have expired, generic versions of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs could arrive in Canada within months, according to experts. Doctors say these cheaper versions will improve access and could also change societal perceptions around weight loss and reduce the cost and burden on the health-care system.

Migratory species such as the snowy owl, hammerhead shark and others are being considered for additional protections at global talks in Brazil. Here’s what is endangering them and what is being proposed to help.

B.C.’s police complaint commissioner said his office has began a “systemic investigation” into how municipal police departments handle cases of sexual misconduct involving officers.

The Liberal government’s politically contentious new anti-hate bill has passed its final hurdle in the House of Commons and will now go to the Senate.

The final report from the Future of Sport in Canada Commission found significant issues with the Canadian sport system, including lack of funding, fragmentation, and persistent discrimination and abuse.

The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for its new franchises in Portland and Toronto on April 3, the league announced Wednesday. A coin toss will be held Friday, with the winning franchise getting to choose either the first pick in the expansion draft or the No. 6 pick in the college draft on April…

Andrew Chang explains why Air Canada’s CEO Michael Rousseau is facing backlash over his English-only message of condolence to the victims and the families of those killed in the fatal runway collision at LaGuardia airport. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Former Q107 host John Derringer testified at a human rights tribunal hearing Wednesday, alleging his former co-host Jennifer Valentyne was unprepared at work, “obsessed with appearances” and did not understand radio as a medium as compared to her former role in television.

Developers plan to build a new three-storey, 48-unit residential complex at the Pelissier Street Parking Lot site, the City of Windsor has announced.