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Chiefs of Ontario to vote in favour of $47.8B child welfare agreement with Canada
Chiefs in Ontario have voted in support of a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Canada. Regional Chief Abram Benedict called the support of chiefs in the province “a step in ...
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Brant County OPP lay charges in collision, stunt driving and break and enter
By Austin Evans Writer The Brant County branch of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated three incidents over the ...
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Nunavut MP on ‘inhumane’ Labrador food prices: Complain directly to Northern Affairs
A Nunavut MP is urging people in northern Labrador to complain directly to the federal government about food prices that have been described as inhumane. NDP member Lori Idlout says a federal subsidy ...
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Hajdu, Woodhouse Nepinak urge MPs to drop politics, support First Nations water bill
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak are urging MPs across party lines to support legislation to ensure First Nations have ...
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Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government’s effort to rebuild Jasper
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government’s share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta. In July, a wildfire destroyed ...
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Manitoba advocate says progress has stalled on curbing sleep-related infant deaths
A new report says Manitoba has made little progress in reducing the number of sleep-related infant deaths and must do more to help disadvantaged families. The report from the Manitoba Advocate for ...
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Crown plans to downgrade murder charge for suspect in Alberta roadside shooting
The Crown will be downgrading the murder charge for one of two men arrested after a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary in August. Thirty-five-year-old Arthur Wayne Penner was originally charged ...
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‘Take these storms seriously’: Canadians in Florida advised caution post-Milton
As multiple deaths were reported in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton and millions in Florida were left without power, a Canadian meteorologist in the area said it’s possible more extreme weather ...
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SPECIAL: 100 Years: Canada’s Failed Coup d’état Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council still here
Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council still alive despite Canada’s attempt to oust the oldest democracy By Lynda Powless Editor ...
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Sports Briefs: From Women’s Lacrosse to Bearcats
Women’s lacrosse league seeking new players The Ontario-based women’s East Division for the Arena Lacrosse League is seeking ...
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Ontario launches review following Ford criticism of children’s aid societies
The Canadian Press TORONTO-Ontario launched a review of the province’s 37 non-Indigenous children’s aid societies Wednesday after Premier Doug Ford suggested they are being financially mismanaged, but ...
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Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government’s effort to rebuild Jasper Slugline: Alta-Wildfires
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the federal government’s share of the work to rebuild Jasper, Alta. In July, a wildfire destroyed ...