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More Than Half of Domestic Homicide Victims Are From Vulnerable Demographics, New Study Finds
December 6, 2018 More than half of Canadians killed through domestic violence in recent years were Indigenous, immigrants or refugees, lived in rural, remote or northern areas, or were children, according to a first-ever report led by a U of G researcher. The inaugural report titled One Is Too Many: Trends and Patterns in Domestic […]
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Auditor General’s 2018 Annual Report Notes Public Spending Did Not Consistently Bring Anticipated Benefits
(TORONTO) The 2018 Annual Report of the Auditor General of Ontario was made public today after it was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The Report, presented in two volumes, contains results of value-for-money audits of provincial spending in health care, infrastructure, education, public safety, government operations and social services. “A central finding in almost all […]
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The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples has the honour to table its Fourteenth Report
December 03, 2018 Your committee, which was authorized to examine the subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 11, 12 and 19 of Part 4 of Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures, has, in obedience to the order […]
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CNSC Screening Levels for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Program
December 2018 What is the Independent Environmental Monitoring Program? The Independent Environmental Monitoring Program (IEMP) is a planned environmental sampling initiative led by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and designed to verify that the public and the environment around licensed nuclear facilities are protected. The IEMP is separate from, but complementary to, the CNSC’s […]
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Serious Problems Still Face First Nations After Wildfire Season: Report
NADLEH WHUT’EN TERRITORY, BC, Nov. 29, 2018 – The Nadleh Whut’en First Nation has released a new report, Trial by Fire: Nadleh Whut’en and the Shovel Lake Fire, 2018, chronicling persistent problems with emergency management in British Columbia. Last summer, the Shovel Lake Fire threatened the Nadleh Whut’en village on Nadleh Bunk’et (Fraser Lake). The village was […]
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Time for progress in reducing emissions or risk human lives and viability of health systems says new Lancet Countdown report
OTTAWA, Nov. 28, 2018 – Canada’s slow progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions is having a significant impact on the physical and mental health of Canadians, suggests a new brief published today by the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. With support from the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the […]
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OCYA_AB: Child and Youth Advocate releases Annual Report
November 22, 2018 Edmonton…Del Graff, Provincial Child and Youth Advocate, released the 2017-18 Annual Report of the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA). This year’s Annual Report provides a summary of OCYA activities during the past year, and looks ahead at how the OCYA plans to further strengthen its services and maintain the […]
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York U: New report sets out roadmap for prevention of youth homelessness in Canada
TORONTO, November 20, 2018 – It is time for a new approach to youth homelessness – one that is proactive, collaborative, and rights-based, a new report from the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and A Way Home Canada concludes. The Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness, published today, provides a clear definition of youth homelessness […]
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Arctic Council at COP24: Black carbon in the Arctic and snow-covered regions – a climate forcer and an air pollutant
November 20, 2018 The Arctic Council together with Finland will host an official side event “Black carbon in the Arctic and snow-covered regions – a climate forcer and an air pollutant” at COP24 in Katowice, Poland, Monday 10 December, 18:30 – 20:00. On 10 December 2018, the Arctic Council together with Finland will host an official […]
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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to table its Sixteenth Report
November 16, 2018 Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Thursday, March 10, 2016 to examine and report on the effects of transitioning to a low carbon economy, now tables its fifth interim report entitled: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Canada’s Built Environment. Respectfully submitted, NT5
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