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Taken from: meadowlakeNOW MP Gary Vidal believes the federal government’s approach to handling COVID-19 will do more harm than good to the future of Canada’s economy. On Monday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced “the largest ...
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Taken from: paNOW A federal bill is making its way through the House of Commons to make Sept. 30 a statutory holiday. The holiday would be in honour of residential school survivors and their families, as well as address one of the Calls to ...
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Taken from: CBC Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller confirmed today that the Liberal government will not meet its commitment to lift all long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations by March 2021. At a press conference in Ottawa, ...
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Taken from: CBC A human rights complaint has been filed against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after an Indigenous man and his granddaughter were handcuffed while trying to open an account at a Vancouver branch of the bank ...
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Taken from: Yahoo Newsroom Under questioning from Conservative MP Gary Vidal, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government expects to cut the number of long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations to 12 by spring, ...
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Taken from: MeadowlakeNOW MP for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Gary Vidal, has retained the position of Shadow Minister for Indigenous Services, under new Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. “I am very pleased to continue as the critic ...
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Taken from: MeadowlakeNOW The Conservative Party of Canada will now have Erin O’Toole at the helm. Over the past eight months, leadership candidates modernized campaign techniques to reach as many Canadians as possible during the COVID-19 ...
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Taken from: The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Indigenous health authorities that service Western Canadian First Nations say they are experiencing problems accessing enough medical and protective equipment needed to protect their citizens from ...
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Taken from: APTN Local representatives are weighing in on the Assembly of First Nations and the Government of Canada agreeing to discuss funding for First Nation run child and family services. The agreement announced in Ottawa Tuesday ...
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Taken from: Western Producer Some cattle producers have faced flood damage for the last 11 years and the stress and frustration are mounting Scott Campbell’s cattle operation near Meadow Lake, Sask., should be all green pasture this time of ...
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