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Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
EDMONTON – Three Métis groups signed a deal Friday with the federal government that recognizes them as Indigenous governments, putting them on equal constitutional standing with First Nations and opening the door to further negotiations such as compensation for land lost. “For over 90 years, that has always been the dream — that proper recognition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head of Canada’s drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
HALIFAX – The executive director of Canada’s drug pricing regulator is stepping down – just days after another member resigned because of concerns that the federal government was undermining the regulator’s work. Douglas Clark, executive director of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, announced today he will be leaving his post after almost a decade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province’s health-care system over 10 years. That includes more than $1.2 billion for a new bilateral agreement focusing on shared health-care priorities. It also includes $72 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joy is gone but hope remains: Canadian ambassador to Ukraine on invasion anniversary
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine – Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Larisa Galadza says she woke up with a sense of apprehension about what this day would bring, as the country marks the start of its second year of war since the start of the Russian invasion. Sitting in a boardroom in the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine’s capital city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Feb. 24: After a year of war, Canadians still stand with Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Feb. 24, 2023… What we are watching in Canada … From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians ‘Stand with Ukraine’ on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in a series of rallies in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Spearheaded by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, some 40 “Stand With Ukraine” events are planned for major cities across the country, from St.John’s, Newfoundland to Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ice sculptors say they’re not worried about losing their craft to climate change
By Maya Riachi, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa’s Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup. But by the time Winterlude wrapped up this past weekend, some of those works of art had been rendered almost unrecognizable by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A grim anniversary: Ukrainians mark one year since Russia invaded Kyiv
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. Missile strikes rained down on the country at dawn one year ago as Russian tanks invaded from the northern border with Belarus toward the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario church Harriet Tubman attended gets upgrades, to soon reopen for tours
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharines, Ont. ““ once the home congregation of abolitionist Harriet Tubman ““ has been a special place for Black Canadians for decades, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Indigenous group criticizes federal government’s unmarked graves contract
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is “confounded” by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked graves. The Anishinabek Nation released a statement today expressing its leadership’s “bewilderment” over Ottawa’s $2-million contract with the Netherlands-based International Commission on Missing Persons. Travis Boissoneau, ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa pledges $2.4M for trades apprenticeship program in the N.W.T.’s Tlicho region
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories’ Tlicho region. The Tlicho Trades Apprenticeship Program is meant to support small- and medium-sized businesses in the region to hire, train and retain first-year apprentices in eligible trades over the next two years. That includes ... Read More »
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