Tag Archives: Community
'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the ...
Jul 04, 2021
'Life-changing': Call for refugee sponsors as study suggests 4M Canadians open to it
Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. "This is the best day of my life!" then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother...
Jun 20, 2021
Indigenous minister says more must be done to support First Nations mental health
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he doesn't think enough is being done to support mental wellness in Canada's Aboriginal communities. Miller says he has been in touch with the Shamattawa ...
May 19, 2021
Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole
A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of M...
May 17, 2021
International Paper grant to provide sound improvements to Knelsen Community Centre
The Buffalo Gravel gymnasium within the Knelsen Community Centre in Bezanson is in line for some upgrades, thanks to funding from the International Paper Foundation, and the company's Grande Prairie M...
Feb 28, 2021
Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous, says head of Friendship Centres group
OTTAWA - The head of the National Association of Friendship Centres says Ottawa should have a cohesive COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Indigenous people, including in urban areas. Executive director...
Feb 24, 2021
Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...
Feb 16, 2021
Nearly half of Canadians visited friends, family over holidays, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests nearly half of Canadians visited with family or friends over the winter holiday period. The Lger/Association for Canadian Studies poll found 48 per cent of those surveye...
Jan 05, 2021
New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online
MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...
Dec 26, 2020
Spirit of Christmas still alive as hundreds of Canadians give the gift of giving
The most wonderful time in a not-so-wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast aren't letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. Many have found creative ways to ce...
Dec 25, 2020