NL-OCYA: The Child and Youth Advocate Releases 2016 Recommendations Report
Press Release December 20th, 2017 The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released the 2016 Status Report on Recommendations today entitled Not There Yet. This report is issued…
UPDATE: Lawsuit over air pollution in Chemical Valley discontinued – Ecojustice
Press Release TORONTO — Ecojustice lawyer Kaitlyn Mitchell issued the following statement today about ongoing concerns with Ontario’s chronic failure to address the air quality crisis in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley: “After…
MMIWG – Media Advisory: Rankin Inlet and Yellowknife Community Hearings
Press Release Wednesday December 20, 2017 Vancouver, BC- The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls confirms dates for the following Public Community Hearings to begin the…
Minister Wilson-Raybould Appoints Deputy Judges to the Territories
Press Release December 19, 2017 – Ottawa, ON – Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced 17 appointments of…
Suspicious death in Pelly Crossing confirmed to be a homicide
Press Release December 19, 2017 Pelly Crossing, Yukon On Monday, December 18th, an autopsy took place in Vancouver on the body of Derek Edwards, a 37-year-old First Nation man who died in…
OPP Release Report on Police Preparedness for Responding to Aboriginal Critical Incidents with the Framework
Press Release ORILLIA, ON, Dec. 18, 2017 – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released the annual report on its Framework for Police Preparedness for Aboriginal Critical Incidents for 2016.…
Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project Order – Update on Inquiry Organization
Press Release December 18, 2017 The Honourable Justice Richard D. LeBlanc, Commissioner for the Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project Order, has been actively laying the foundation for the operation…
Prime Minister announces appointment of the Honourable Sheilah L. Martin to the Supreme Court of Canada
Press Release December 18, 2017 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of the Honourable Sheilah L. Martin to the Supreme Court of Canada effective immediately. First appointed…
Black journalist dedicated PEN Canada prize for freedom of expression to Indigenous Peoples
Press Release TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2017 – Writer and activist Desmond Cole dedicated his 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression to Indigenous Peoples. Cole, who is Black,…
Supporting family violence survivors in Fairview
Press Release The province is helping train front-line workers to better support women and children affected by family violence. Dec 15, 2017 The Crossroads Resource Centre and Women’s Shelter in…
