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Flexibility, government co operation key to helping seniors: ministers – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 13, 2016 20:27 By Gemma Karstens-Smith THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Ministers responsible for Canada’s seniors say flexibility and co-operation are needed to help meet the challenges brought on by an aging population. The federal, provincial and territorial politicians met in Vancouver on Tuesday, where they discussed issues facing seniors such as caregivers, […]
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Read MoreCommunique – Northern Development Ministers Discuss the North’s potential as a “Land of Opportunities”
Iqaluit, Nunavut (September 13, 2016) – Ministers representing Canada’s northern jurisdictions gathered this week in Iqaluit, Nunavut for the Northern Development Ministers Forum (NDMF). The 2016 NDMF was hosted by the Honourable Monica Ell-Kanayuk, Nunavut’s Deputy Premier and Minister of the Department of Economic Development and Transportation. This year’s theme was The North: Land of […]
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Read MoreOntario Reducing Electricity Costs for Families and Businesses
Five Million Families, Farms and Small Businesses Will See Bill Reductions September 13, 2016 Ministry of Energy As part of its balanced plan to build Ontario up and help people in their everyday lives, Ontario is taking action to reduce electricity costs and intends to introduce legislation that, if passed, would rebate the provincial portion […]
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Read MoreNRC president announced big plans just before sudden departure: documents – Ottawa Citizen
September 13, 2016 Internal papers from the National Research Council show that its recently-retired president had revealed a massive new vision of NRC’s future, days before suddenly leaving his job. The papers raise new questions about whether John MacDougall, a Conservative appointee, was forced out by the new Liberal government. On a Friday afternoon mid-March, […]
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Read MoreNominations Are Now Being Accepted For the Very First National ‘Excellence in Health Leadership Award’
September 8, 2016 For Immediate Release NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE VERY FIRST NATIONAL ‘EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARD’. Ottawa, ON, September 8, 2016 – In partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI), the First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) announces it’s very first Health Leadership Award. The ‘Excellence in […]
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Read MoreMedia Advisory: Defence Minister Sajjan to host Defence Policy Review meeting with Indigenous Leaders and Groups
September 13, 2016 – Winnipeg – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan will host a meeting in Winnipeg with Indigenous leaders and groups to gain their perspective on Canada’s Defence Policy Review. Members of the media are invited to participate in a media availability. Who: Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan […]
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Read MoreMedia Advisory – Expert Panel Explores Implications of Site C Legal Battle for Indigenous Communities
OTTAWA, Sept. 13, 2016 – An expert panel entitled Keeping the Promise: Treaty Rights, the UN Declaration, and the Site C Dam will discuss implications of the Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations legal challenge to the Site C hydroelectric dam. Critical concerns such as violations of inherent, Treaty and Indigenous rights, international human […]
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Read MorePartners on a healing journey
CHESLATTA LAKE – It has been more than 60 years since the Cheslatta people were displaced from their homes and cultural sites to make way for construction of Kenny Dam in northwestern B.C. Today, the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and the B.C. Government signed a framework agreement designed to help heal historic wounds and shape a […]
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Read MoreStanding Rock Pipeline Protesters Claim Temporary Victory – Vice Magazine
Sept 13, 2016 Cheers rang out in the capital of North Dakota last Friday when opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline heard that the U.S. government had put a temporary stop to the pipeline’s construction. The Native American protesters say the pipeline could threaten the drinking water of thousands of people along the Missouri River. […]
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Read MoreOntario government to knock HST off electricity bills, increase child care spaces: Throne Speech – National Post
Sept, 12, 2016 Promises to knock the provincial sales tax off electricity bills and create 100,000 new child care spaces anchored the Ontario government’s throne speech delivered Monday — pocketbook pitches intended to lift the governing Liberals fortunes. But the opposition parties are saying it’s “too little, too late” and won’t address the “crisis” in […]
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