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Times
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
Poland's pivotal election could deliver abortion pledge at last
When Martyna Stopyra voted for Donald Tusk's winning coalition in Poland's 2023 parliamentary election, she hoped he would steer their country back towards the European mainstream after eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice Party. Like many other liberal-minded Poles she was particularly impressed by the former European Council president's promise that within 100 days of coming to power he would liberalise Poland's laws on abortion, which are among the most restrictive on the continent. 'I want to have children one day, but should there be any difficulties with the pregnancy, I would be terrified of not being able to access abortion services in Poland,' said Stopyra, 30, an American-educated art historian. Yet more than 500 days later, abortion remains as inaccessible
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls
The Ford government has paid the privately-owned Beer Store almost two-thirds of the $225 million it promised the company to reduce the layoffs from alcohol liberalization, new figures released along with the budget show. Isaac Callan digs into the numbers and looks at how the LCBO will also be squeezed.
