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INIS sets up new training Program Thanks to Support from Netflix – Tv-eh.com
INIS (L’institut national de l’image et du son) announced today that it has secured Netflix’s support to develop and implement, over the next three years, a brand-new film and television production apprenticeship program intended for participants from First Nations, Aboriginal communities and diverse cultural backgrounds in Quebec. This is Netflix’s first partnership agreement with a […]
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Governments have an interest in restorative justice because it generates significant benefits to society. – Policy Options
April 19, 2018 The trial is over, the sentence was handed down months ago, but Jeanne (not her real name) still doesn’t feel the closure she had been hoping for since the whole ordeal began. Many unanswered questions remain, and she agonizes over them every day. Why her? Why did this man decide to violate […]
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Wolf Pack volunteer group patrols Montreal’s streets to protect the most vulnerable – The Loop
Three times a week, Wolf Pack Street Patrol volunteers take to Montreal streets to aid the city’s homeless population. The new initiative is particularly focused on helping Indigenous peoples, who are disproportionately represented in the city’s homeless statistics. When night falls in Montreal, a group of volunteers called the Wolf Pack Street Patrol hits the […]
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Quebec asks for federal help and a game plan as number of asylum seekers spikes – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 16, 2018 By Pierre Saint-Arnaud THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL _ The Quebec government says it is facing the prospect of even more asylum seekers entering the province from the United States this year and wants the federal government to come up with a plan to deal with the influx. The number so […]
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Inuit want exemption from registry of guns used for hunting. – Rcinet.ca
6 April, 2018 The Inuit of northern Quebec are once again saying they should be exempt from Quebec’s newly implemented long gun registry, that is hunting rifles and shotguns. They say they have distinct hunting rights under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and should therefore not be subject to the new provincial law. […]
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In the news today, April 16 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 16, 2018 Six stories in the news for Monday, April 16 ___ TRUDEAU LANDS IN PARIS AFTER PIPELINE MEETING Justin Trudeau has landed in France as he continues more than a week of globetrotting following a brief stop in Ottawa Sunday to discuss the Trans Mountain pipeline crisis with the premiers of […]
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Business News Advisory – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2018 Here are the CP Business Department’s early plans for today. All times Eastern unless otherwise stated. All ETAs and word counts approximate. Entries are subject to change as news develops. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact business editor Sunny Freeman at 416-507-2185 or sunny.freeman?thecanadianpress.com or assistant […]
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WTO creates two dispute settlement panels to review U.S. softwood lumber duties – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 10, 2018 MONTREAL _ The World Trade Organization says its dispute settlement body has agreed to establish two panels to examine Canada’s complaint about duties imposed by the United States on softwood lumber imports. The Canadian government requested March 27 that a panel be set up to examine the dispute after consultations […]
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Fifteen Lakota Visitors by Taqralik Partridge – CBC
Taqralik Partridge has made the 2018 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist for Fifteen Lakota Visitors. The winner will be announced on April 17, 2018. They will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, will have an opportunity to attend a 10-day writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and have […]
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Quebec gov’t announces airport upgrades in northern region of province – CBC
Chibougamau-Chapais Aeroport to get new terminal, among other projects Apr 09, 2018 The Quebec government is investing in a new airport terminal for the Chibougamau-Chapais Aeroport, an important hub for the James Bay Cree communities of Mistissini, Oujé-Bougoumou and Waswanipi. According to Quebec transport minister Véronyque Tremblay, the new terminal will be twice the size […]
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