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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Research Manitoba renewing an agreement with a firm connecting local companies, interns and training programs, but for nearly $2 million more. On Monday, business leaders, students and government officials gathered at RTDS Technologies Inc., for the announcement that Mitacs will be funded …
Read More »Federal government slashes funding to Indigenous women’s advocacy organization
Editor’s note: This article has been updated after the federal Indigenous Services Minister clarified the type of audit the Native Women’s Association of Canada is undergoing. The Native Women’s Association of Canada is reeling after Ottawa cut $48 million from the advocacy organization, resulting in a staff of 75 being …
Read More »B.C. animal organization needs foster homes for dogs due to increasing surrenders – BC
An animal organization that works to keep owners and pets together says it is receiving an increasing number of calls for surrenders. Kathy Powelson, executive director of the Paws For Hope Animal Foundation told Global News they are hearing heartbreaking stories of people needing to give up their pets and all …
Read More »Fire forces sex worker organization Maggie’s Toronto to temporarily close
A safe haven for some of the city’s most vulnerable…has gone up in smoke. Just last Spring, Maggie’s Toronto, the nation’s oldest sex worker justice organization, moved in and renovated a downtown space on the second and third floors of the Church of the Holy Trinity campus near Yonge and …
Read More »Nimmala fits right in with Blue Jays organization
TORONTO – As soon as Arjun Nimmala arrived in Toronto, he knew he belonged with the Blue Jays. The 17-year-old shortstop was picked 20th overall by the Blue Jays at Major League Baseball’s amateur draft on July 9. He visited Toronto this past weekend to tour Rogers Centre, meet his …
Read More »Canada yet to respond to Japan’s invite to rejoin timber organization – National
The federal Liberal government has yet to respond to a months-old invitation from Tokyo to have Canada rejoin a global environmental organization that regulates the timber trade. A July 2022 briefing note obtained through an access-to-information request shows that Japan has asked Ottawa to be part of the International Tropical …
Read More »Kamloops organization withdraws commitment to run new shelters, cites disappointment over lack of housing
A charity that helps operate temporary shelters in Kamloops, B.C., says it will no longer run two winter shelters scheduled to open next week, citing disappointment in municipal and provincial officials’ efforts to provide housing for people who need it. Alfred Achoba, executive director of the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association …
Read More »How a local organization is working to get more Calgary students biking to school
For many years, bike theft was a problem outside Forest Lawn High School in southeast Calgary. It’s something assistant principal Mark Anderson heard about from students as a hindrance to them biking to school. But now that the school administration has teamed up with Youth en Route, they’ve seen a massive …
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