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Liberals block hearings into scathing ethics report on SNC Lavalin affair – APTN News
August 21, 2019 Liberal members of a parliamentary committee have blocked an opposition attempt to hear from ethics commissioner Mario Dion about his scathing report into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Only one of six Liberal MPs on the 10-member House of Commons ethics committee supported a Conservative motion Wednesday to […]
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Choosing the path of sustainability – Minden Times
Long after Dr. Dan Longboat finished his talk to a crowd of about 70 people, he was surrounded by people asking questions, shaking his hand, and posing for pictures with him. Longboat, or Roronhiakewen (He Clears the Sky) spoke on the topic of A Way of Life: Indigenous Knowledge to Sustain the World on Aug. […]
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Federal Government Gives WE Charity $3 Million To Create ‘Youth-Led Enterprises’ – HuffPost Canada
Finance Minister Bill Morneau made the announcement with WE co-founder Craig Kielburger. The federal government says it is giving $3 million to a charity that supports young Canadians developing socially conscious businesses. Finance Minister Bill Morneau made the announcement on Wednesday with Craig Kielburger, co-founder of the WE Charity. The money will go to the […]
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New Indigenous Protected Area Respects People & the Land – Indigenous Leadership Initiative
About 115 miles northeast of Yellowknife, the Łutsël K’e Dene First Nation has led the creation of one of the biggest protected areas in the country. The Dene who now call Lutsel’Ke home have survived on these lands for thousands of years. The area unfolds along the eastern shores of the Great Slave Lake. Towering […]
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Anishinaabe-owned health and wellness store opens its doors in Nipissing First Nation – Anishinabek News
August 22, 2019 NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Great tunes and a fish fry with sunshine and blue skies made for a great grand opening of Green Medicine in Duchesnay Village, Nipissing First Nation (NFN). Green Medicine is NFN’s newest business and first alternative health and wellness store. Opening the store is a dream come true for […]
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Airport cargo park to create hundreds of new jobs – Enfield Weekly Press
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: A new air cargo logistics park at Halifax Stanfield International Airport will create hundreds of new jobs through construction of the facility on 25 acres adjacent to Gateway Facilities. Under bright sunshine, Central Nova MP Sean Fraser, HIAA President and CEO Joyce Carter, HRM Mayor Mike Savage, Potlotek First Nation Chief Wilbert […]
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Farber: Struggling to come to grips with our history of genocide – Canadian Jewish News
Earlier this month, I wrote about a controversy of words associated with the U.S. government’s rounding up of innocent civilians and placing them in detention camps. Many, myself included, referred to such inhumane places as “concentration camps.” This elicited strong reactions worldwide. Many believed that “concentration camp” is a term best reserved for the worst […]
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iPolitics AM: North American trade deal, Hong Kong and Venezuela on the agenda for Pompeo’s whirlwind visit to Ottawa – iPolitics.ca
Aug 22, 2019 ALSO TODAY: Singh, Chow commemorate Jack Layton’s legacy — Conservative hopeful George Canyon launches campaign to retake Central Nova After having successfully thwarted — at least for now — the opposition-driven push to hold a full parliamentary probe into the federal ethics commissioner’s report on his conduct in the SNC-Lavalin affair, Prime […]
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Indigenous healthcare issues in Canada – Globalnews.ca
Angela Mashford-Pringle discusses her new public health program that emphasizes indigenous health care Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/5793329/indigenous-healthcare-issues-in-canada
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Green light for Wiiky cannabis store – Manitoulin Expositor
Application finds favour with licencing authority WIIKWEMKOONG – Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory has been named one of eight First Nations that have been approved for a retail cannabis outlet by the province. On July 31 at 9 am, the AGCO began accepting applications from those who wished to operate a store on a First Nation. The […]
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