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National Film Board funds 35 Indigenous led projects, says more work to be done – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 20, 2018 MONTREAL _ The National Film Board of Canada says it has made gains towards fostering Indigenous talent, but there’s more work to be done. The board says it backed 35 Indigenous-directed projects, representing 10 per cent of overall production spending, in the first year of its Indigenous Action Plan. The […]
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In the news today, June 20 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 20, 2018 Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 20 ___ SENATE APPROVES BILL TO LEGALIZE POT Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest, after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift an almost century-old prohibition on cannabis. Senators voted 52-29, with two […]
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9 beautiful children’s books by Indigenous writers to read – CBC Radio
June is Indigenous Book Club Month and National Indigenous History Month in Canada. To mark this occasion, Métis writer Cherie Dimaline curated this list of nine children’s books by Indigenous writers and artists that are worth checking out. Nicola I. Campbell is a powerful storyteller (you should go to a reading, trust me) and a […]
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Quebec replaces high school history text to include more Indigenous content – CBC
Group critical of provincial curriculum wants more complete overhaul, greater focus on minorities Jun 19, 2018 The Quebec government has quietly taken steps to replace its Secondary III history textbook for next year with a version that will “better reflect the Indigenous perspective.” The change was announced by Sylvie Barcelo, the province’s deputy education minister, […]
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CHARS unites science, technology with Inuit knowledge – Daily Commercial News
June 19, 2018 When the Montreal-based joint venture of EVOQ Architecture and NFOE was retained to design a research station in the Arctic, its mandate included integrating the facility into the local Inuit community. “This represented both a challenge and a welcome opportunity,” says architect Alain Fournier, a founding partner in EVOQ, who leads his […]
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In the news today, June 18 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2018 8:33 Four stories in the news for Monday, June 18 ___ REPORT DETAILS CHILD POVERTY IN ALL FEDERAL RIDINGS Forty per cent of the children in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s downtown Toronto riding live in poverty, one of the highest rates identified in a new report that tracks child poverty rates across […]
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Former Cree leader testifies at public inquiry about racist treatment at Val-d’Or hospital – CBC
William Mianscum says there’s a pressing need to educate health care workers about Indigenous realities June 17, 2018 A former Cree leader says he experienced racism at a northern Quebec hospital and that health care workers should be educated about the Indigenous patients they serve. William Mianscum, a former chair of the Cree School Board and past chief of the James […]
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Fuel spills near Nunavut elder-care facility under renovation – Nunatsiaq.com
June 14, 2018 Baker Lake’s Martha Taliruq Centre has been shuttered since March Fuel oil has been spilled near the community of Baker Lake’s elder-care centre, the Government of Nunavut said on June 12. The GN did not indicate the size of the spill, saying only that the departments of Community and Government Services, Environment […]
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In the news today, June 13 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 13, 2018 Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 13 BERNIER DEMOTED FROM TORY SHADOW CABINET Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has removed Quebec MP Maxime Bernier from his role as the party’s innovation critic. A senior Conservative source tells The Canadian Press the decision was made after Scheer was informed that […]
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Que Kelley Not Running – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jun 11, 2018 MONTREAL – Geoffrey Kelley has become the eighth member of Philippe Couillard’s Quebec cabinet to announce he won’t seek re-election this year. Kelley, 63, has been a Liberal member of the legislature since 1994 and native affairs minister since 2014. He also oversaw the same portfolio in […]
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