An Ontario woman has been charged after graphic video of a horse being dragged emerges, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith makes an about-face on a promise to legislate human rights protections for those who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19, and a former member of the Vancouver Canucks coaching staff files a human rights complaint against the team. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
1. Animal welfare: A 23-year-old Ontario woman has been charged under the provincial welfare services act after a graphic video of a horse being dragged surfaced online.
2. Unvaccinated bill: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reversing a promise to enshrine human rights protections for the COVID-19 unvaccinated in law this fall.
3. ‘It has mentally and emotionally destroyed me’: Two months after being fired, a former member of the Vancouver Canucks coaching staff has filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal against the hockey team over alleged discrimination.
4. Bag it up: Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a national ban on such items that will take effect next month, new statistics show.
Read More: https://www.ctvnews.ca/5-things/5-things-to-know-for-tuesday-november-29-2022-1.6172642
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