Category Archives: Canada
New census data: Indigenous populations still growing; children disproportionately in foster care
Statistics Canada's latest release of 2021 census data shows the Indigenous population is still growing, although the pace has slowed, and is much younger than the rest of Canada.The census said there...
Sep 21, 2022
Ottawa aims to table legislation this fall making Indigenous policing essential
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is pledging to "work around the clock" to table legislation this fall declaring Indigenous policing an essential service. Doing so would fulfil a commit...
Sep 21, 2022
Wolastoqey Nation says NB Power backtracked on three of six terms for Mactaquac dam
FREDERICTON - The Wolastoqey Nation says talks with NB Power have broken down regarding the utility's plan to upgrade the Mactaquac dam and generating station. A news release from the nation says NB P...
Sep 21, 2022
Mass shooting victim's family calls for end to sales of decommissioned RCMP vehicles
TRURO, N.S. - The family of the 22nd and final victim in the Nova Scotia mass shooting is calling for a permanent moratorium on the sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles to the general public. Jane Len...
Sep 21, 2022
More than 805,600 homes unsuitable for the number of people living there: StatCan
TORONTO - With a family of seven living in a three-bedroom townhouse and a fitness business she runs from home, Vanessa van Tol is a pro at maximizing space. The Delta, B.C., personal trainer behind L...
Sep 21, 2022
Stats Canada census data shows Indigenous populations still growing
WINNIPEG - Statistics Canada's latest release of 2021 census data shows the Indigenous population is still growing, although the pace has slowed, and is much younger than the rest of Canada. The censu...
Sep 21, 2022
Indigenous kids make up more than half of children in foster care: census
WINNIPEG - Statistics Canada's latest release of 2021 census data shows Indigenous children continue to be overrepresented in the child welfare system. Data collected shows Indigenous children account...
Sep 21, 2022
Census housing report and Toronto police funeral: In The News for Sept. 21, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022... What we are watch...
Sep 21, 2022
Two weeks after deadly stabbings, James Smith Cree Nation looks to shed the darkness
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Tire tracks worn into the gravel roads that lead into James Smith Cree Nation are deeper than they were two weeks ago, remnants of the heavy police presence and the numerous ...
Sep 21, 2022
'I felt a release inside me': Inuk man faces alleged abuser in France
NAJUAAT, NVT. - An Inuk man who alleges he was sexually abused by a former Oblate priest in Nunavut when he was 13 years old says meeting the man face to face after nearly three decades was a relief. ...
Sep 21, 2022