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‘It’s frustrating’: Expert says decades of reports haven’t improved N.L. child protection | CBC News

‘It’s frustrating’: Expert says decades of reports haven’t improved N.L. child protection | CBC News

Ken Barter is a retired professor of social work at Memorial University. He was also the chair of child protection for the school of social work from 1998 until 2003. (Michael McArthur/CBC) Ken Barter — one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s leading experts on child protection for decades — says the child and youth advocate should have…

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Diane Abbot warns vulnerable people could see ‘supported suicide’ as only option after assisted dying vote – UK politics live

Diane Abbot warns vulnerable people could see ‘supported suicide’ as only option after assisted dying vote – UK politics live

Vulnerable people should not see ‘supported suicide’ as only option, says Abbott Labour’s Diane Abbott, mother of the house, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that she voted against the bill due to concerns that vulnerable people will “get swept up in the assisted dying route”. She said that a quarter of people who want…

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What oyster lovers need to know about dermo

What oyster lovers need to know about dermo

10 hours ago News Duration 6:23 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says highly infectious dermo was recently found in oyster samples collected in Merigomish, N.S. While it is deadly for oysters, it does not pose risks to humans. Watch Amy Smith’s interview with Jeff Bishop of the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia.

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