Reass Release The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is hosting the fourth webinar in its Mental Health & Addictions’ Speaker Series, “Mental Wellness for our Children and Youth” on November 17th at 7PM EST. The webinar features advice and insight from guest expert Dr. Michael Cheng, who…

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FNESC: COVID-19 Funding Resources Update

Press Release We hope that everyone is staying safe and keeping well as we move further into the year. In the attached update, the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and First Nations Schools Association (FNSA) are providing a brief summary of COVID-related funding announcements relevant to…

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State of emergency extended to continue B.C.’s COVID-19 response

Press Release VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act to support the Province’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The state of emergency is extended…

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Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Test in Inuvik

Press Release YELLOWKNIFE 27 October 2020 – A presumptive positive test for COVID-19 has been received in Inuvik. The case is related to the earlier Inuvik COVID-19 case and is therefore related to travel. Public health has determined there is no risk to the public as the…

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Public Health Emergency Extended Through November 10

Press Release October 28, 2020 Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola The latest extension continues through November 10, 2020.…

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Squamish Nation: COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 School Settings

Press Release Below is the Flow Chart: Public Health Actions if a Staff, Student or Other Person Who Has Been in the School is a Confirmed COVID-19 Case. This flow chart was created by the BC Centre for Disease Control and BC Ministry of Health, part of…

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A New Canada Research Chair at UQAT – Suzy Basile Appointed Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Women’s Issues

Press Release ROUYN-NORANDA, QC, Oct. 28, 2020  – The Canada Research Chairs Secretariat has awarded $500,000 to the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) to fund the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Women’s Issues, which is held by Suzy Basile, a professor at UQAT’s School of Indigenous…

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The Daily Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Press Release Canadian Housing Statistics Program, 2019 Today, the Canadian Housing Statistics Program is releasing revised data on housing for the 2018 reference year and new data for the 2019 reference year. Continue reading Provisional death counts and excess mortality, January to August 2020 In early 2020,…

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The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development releases Fall Reports

Press Release Ottawa, 27 October 2020—In his Fall reports tabled today in Parliament, Interim Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Andrew Hayes, presents the results of a follow up audit on the transportation of dangerous goods; assesses whether 12 federal departments and agencies contributed to the goal of…

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