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The government of Nova Scotia passed a motion on Thursday, protecting the jobs of parents whose children are victims if a crime or become critically ill.

According to CBC News, the changes to the provincial Labour Standards Code will be in place immediately.

Currently, leave in Nova Scotia is unpaid for everything except pregnancy before this change has been approved by the House. 

In Brazil, streets were once again filled with protesters paralyzing banks, schools, ports and highways.

However, the tone was completely different compared to the mass rallies in June where a crowd of over a million were outraged over price hikes in public transport.

A report from BBC News talks about the "National Day of Struggles," a nationwide strike held by trade unions on Thursday. They marched with political banners, representing Brazil's working class.

They were calling for lesser working hours, free public transport and more investment in health in education.

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The Center for Investigative Reporting has discovered that almost one hundred and fifty female inmates of California prisons have been sterilized without proper approval.

The two prisons are the California Institution for Women in Corona, and the Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, which has since become a men's prison.

According to the Sacramento Bee, at least one hundred and forty eight inmates have received tubal ligations between 2006 and 2010.

North and South Korea have agreed to restart regular operations at the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Zone after 16 hours of intense talks on Sunday.

Suh Ho, South Korea’s chief delegate stated that the North seemed very willing to rapidly resolve the Kaesong issue.

The Kaesong Industrial Zone is a source of much needed revenues for cash-strapped North Korea.

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Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi is facing a similar situation that his predessor, Hosni Mubarek is facing one year after being elected into office.

According to the BBC, violence has sprung up once again when pro and anti Morsi protestors clashed in Tahrir Square overnight on Tuesday.

The Egyptian army has acted swiftly and imposed a deadline for the president to decide how to act on the situation. Morsi in a passionate speech told supporters he would shed blood to protect Egypt. The army meanwhile has vowed to deal with any terrorist or radical by any means.

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The federal government is planning on restricting the definition of “dependent child” in immigration law by reducing the eligible age. Ottawa proposes to narrow the definition to someone younger 19 years of age, rather than the current 22, and also moves to eliminate an exception for older children who study full time.

The Quebec Court of Appeal has voted unanimously in deciding that the province has no right to the federal government’s gun registry data concerning gun owners in Quebec.

The rest of the registry data for other provinces was destroyed this past October.

The Montreal Gazette is reporting that Quebec intends to bring the case before the Supreme Court.   

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