MLA Report-Aug. 18, 2017 – Thompson Citizen
August 18, 2017 Our provincial government is carefully taking steps toward healing our health-care system in Manitoba by implementing a first phase of improvements and investments in the Winnipeg Regional…
Organizers set dates for annual Gathering of Nations powwow – CP
Source: The Associated Press Aug 18, 2017 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. _ Organizers of one of North America’s most prominent American Indian powwows say they’re already gearing up for next year’s event. They are…
Pikangikum First Nation to be connected to Ontario power grid by next fall – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 17, 2017 By Brennan Doherty THE CANADIAN PRESS The federal government announced up to $60 million in funding Thursday to connect a remote northwestern Ontario First Nation…
Manitoba premier shuffles cabinet: Indigenous Affairs now stand alone department – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 17, 2017 WINNIPEG _ Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister made a minor cabinet shuffle Thursday in which Indigenous and Northern Relations became a stand-alone department. The change added…
Insults and put downs: Outburst prone former St. John’s mayor wants job back – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 17, 2017 By Sue Bailey THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ Former St. John’s mayor Andy Wells says he’s milder now than that time he called…
Supreme Court of Canada clarifies when regulatory bodies may be relied on to fulfill the Crown’s duty to consult Aboriginal peoples – Dentons.com
August 15, 2017 As the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) explained in Haida1 and Carrier Sekani2, it is open to legislatures to empower regulatory bodies to play a role in…
1 dead, 4 injured in Manitoba crash police say was caused by drunk driving – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 17, 2017 ELPHINSTONE, Man. _ One woman has been killed and four others injured in a crash in southern Manitoba that police allege was caused by drunk…
Dental therapist molested kids in at least two Nunavut communities, lawyer alleges – NunatsiaqOnline
The late Daniel Nahogaloak worked in Igloolik, Taloyoak, Cambridge Bay August 17, 2017 A dental therapist who died in 2016 may have sexually abused young children in several Nunavut communities…
Government of Yukon wants your input on carbon price rebate
The Government of Yukon is seeking public input on how it can best develop a rebate that will return revenues from the federal carbon price to Yukoners and local businesses.…
Jumpstart in skilled trades – Northern Ontario Business
Ground breaks on $2M Anishinabek skills training centre Students on Manitoulin Island and along Lake Huron’s North Shore looking to learn a skilled trade will be able to kickstart their…
