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Seabridge Gold Announces US$105 Million Bought Deal
Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 4, 2020) – Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX: SEA) (NYSE: SA) (“Seabridge” or the “Company”) announced today it has entered into an agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation (the “Lead Underwriter”), as lead underwriter and sole book-runner on behalf of itself and a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), to purchase, […]
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ISCO-A.H. McElroy and Steel River Group Announce Partnership
Edmonton, Alberta (December 2, 2020) – ISCO-A.H. McElroy is pleased to announce they have entered into an alliance partnership with Steel River Group, a Calgary-based, Indigenous-owned pipeline, and construction company. ISCO-A.H. McElroy and Steel River Group are excited about joining forces with a joint mission to find innovative solutions for various opportunities through synergistic collaboration. […]
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NB Government: Working group to address issues identified in Truth and Reconciliation Commission report
03 December 2020 FREDERICTON (GNB) – A new working group will begin meeting soon to examine and address the Calls to Action identified in the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The All Nations and Parties Working Group on Truth and Reconciliation is a committee that includes members from the Mi’gmaq, Wolastoqey and Peskotomuhkati […]
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Legislative Assembly Welcomes Holiday Season with Participation in the 2020 Christmas Lights Across Canada Program
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut joined other Canadian jurisdictions today in illuminating the territory’s official Christmas lights display as part of the 2020 Christmas Lights Across Canada program. Speaker Quassa said, “Although public health guidelines concerning large gatherings did not allow us to hold the traditional lighting ceremony at the Legislative Assembly, […]
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National Prosecution Awards
OTTAWA – December 3, 2020 – The outstanding accomplishments of Canadian prosecutors were recognized by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Heads of Prosecutions Committee at an awards ceremony held yesterday afternoon. The award program, instituted in 2006, honours professional excellence, exemplary service, and outstanding achievements. The following prosecutors were chosen for their contributions to advancing and promoting the role […]
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State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife Extended
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Paulie Chinna has extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife. This extension is being made under s.14 of the Emergency Management Act. The extension continues through December 18, 2020. This State of Emergency was initially instated to address the need for additional shelter space as a […]
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NAN Statement on Introduction of Federal Legislation on UNDRIP Implementation
December 3, 2020 Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued the following statement on the introduction of federal legislation to begin the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). “We acknowledge the Government of Canada’s action to begin the process to adopt the UNDRIP with the […]
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New Network Established to Address Domestic Homicide in the Four Atlantic Provinces
December 4, 2020 In advance of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6th, Atlantic Premiers have formally established the Atlantic Domestic Homicide Review Network to help prevent domestic homicides – the first regional review network of its kind in Canada. Members of the Network have now been appointed […]
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Montreal doctor’s new book confronts anti-Indigenous racism in health care – Nunatsiaq News
Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain often tells the story of the young Inuk boy who arrived in the emergency room of the Montreal Children’s Hospital in 2017. The boy had fallen off an ATV in his Nunavik community, sustaining injuries to his head and abdomen, and was flown south via Quebec’s air ambulance — alone. Shaheen-Hussain treated […]
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Paris Agreement 5-Year Anniversary – Virtual conversation on Climate Change: “Paris to Glasgow: from knowledge to action”, with Margaret Atwood, Michael Sabia, David Suzuki and Sheila Watt-Cloutier – Dec. 9, 7PM (EST)
TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2020 – The Paris Agreement turns 5 on December 12th. In 2015, 196 nations came together under the Paris Agreement to set the world on a course towards sustainable development, aiming at limiting warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Five years on, we know how to address climate […]
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