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The Manitoba government is creating a new $15-million “healing and empowerment” endowment fund, that will offer support for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit (MMIWG2S+). Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine made the announcement on Red Dress Day, a day meant to remember and honour MMIWG2S+. She …
Read More »Ontario to give free counselling to families of fallen first responders
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2024 1:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario will provide two years of free bereavement counselling to families of first responders who have died in the line of duty and those who died by suicide. …
Read More »Alberta bill to mandate return of life lease funds, but families waiting for millions feel left out
After several Alberta seniors sounded the alarm about having their life savings locked up in life leases, the provincial government said it is taking steps to protect consumers who sign up for that housing model. However, those who’ve been fighting with operators for years to get their money back say …
Read More »Families find comfort in recommendations from Sask. stabbing tragedy
Families sighed with relief as the coroner’s inquest into the 11 people that died on James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon in 2022 came to a close Wednesday evening. “This inquest brought us together to seek truth and share truth together and I think that at the end of …
Read More »Four years after downing of Flight PS 752, families say Iran regime still trying to silence them
Jan. 8 marks four years since the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Fifty-five Canadians and 30 permanent residents were killed when Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp shot down the passenger plane in the skies over Tehran with a pair of surface-to-air missles. While families deal with the ongoing …
Read More »Toy drives scramble to meet demand as more families in Ontario struggle to afford Christmas
Most toy drives in Ontario will be getting ready to do their final push for donations over the next few days, and it’s a push they say is desperately needed. With so many families struggling, toy drives throughout Ontario are seeing an increase in the number of families needing help …
Read More »Surrey charity offering Christmas cooking kits as families struggle with inflation – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As families grapple with food inflation, a Surrey, B.C., charity is rolling out a plan to help ensure families can share holiday meals. The Surrey Christmas Bureau has partnered with SuperChefs to offer hundreds of cooking kits to families in need. The …
Read More »Canadian families who lost loved ones on flight PS752 seek justice in World Court
Vancouver resident Arman Abtahi can’t remember much about the tragic day he learned that his brother Mehran, a post-doctoral environmental engineer at the University of British Columbia, was killed in the downing of Ukraine Airlines flight PS752. The shock was so severe, Arman said, that much of that horrific day …
Read More »Stay or go? Why families of trans kids face an uncertain future in Tennessee – National
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Parents of transgender children in Tennessee worry they may have to move their families out of the state because of a recently passed ban on gender-affirming care for minors and policies that target transgender people. “Do we stay here?” asked the mother of a transgender child in …
Read More »Families to file complaints against Hockey Quebec for alleged player racism – Montreal
A biracial teen and his mother will file a complaint against Hockey Quebec with the province’s Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission following an incident during a hockey game last December. They believe that Hockey Quebec is not doing enough to combat anti-Black racism against junior players. The first time …
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