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Government funding has been secured for a temporary dock in a northern Alberta community that made headlines last year after Indigenous leaders raised concerns about contamination at a federally owned dock site. Last fall, three Indigenous groups accused the federal government of keeping them in the dark about chemical contamination at …
Read More »1,700-bed Site C dam ‘mini town’ — complete with gym and movie theatre — could be headed to local landfill
A massive, 1,700-person work camp paid for by B.C. taxpayers could be headed to the local landfill by the end of the year, a new report warns. The accommodations were built to support construction of the Site C hydroelectric dam near Fort St. John in northeast B.C., which the province says is …
Read More »X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI models
Business Starting Nov. 15, X will share user data — including posts, likes, bookmarks and reposts — with third-party platforms that may use the information to train AI models. More companies are signing content licensing deals with artificial intelligence firms Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2024 6:10 PM EDT | …
Read More »‘I wouldn’t be here’: Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures
Reggie Garrett remembers snippets of the first time he was saved from a fatal overdose. A few years ago, while at a supervised consumption site in downtown Toronto, he overdosed on fentanyl, with the powerful opioid working to shut down his body. A staffer rushed to give him an opioid …
Read More »Unmarked burials indicated at former residential school site near The Pas
There are indications of unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Opaskwayak Cree Nation near The Pas. News Source link
Read More »N.S. charities using online raffle site will now face new ‘piece of red tape’ – Halifax
Some charities in Nova Scotia are expressing concern about changes to an online platform that runs raffles, with one animal rescuer calling it a “kick in the stomach.” Angela Welburn, the owner of Integrity’s Haven Equine Rescue Centre, uses online raffles as a way to support her organization. The Chester …
Read More »B.C. landslide: Water expected to overtop site soon, modelling shows
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Water is expected to overtop the Chilcotin River landslide, in B.C.’s Central Interior, either Sunday night or early Monday. In an update provided by the provincial government on Sunday afternoon, based on current modelling, it is expected that the water will start …
Read More »Indigenous-led supervised consumption site planned for Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province has pledged $727,000 in support of Manitoba’s first Indigenous-led supervised consumption site. Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced funding Friday for the Winnipeg-based site, in partnership with the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg (AHWC). “Our government …
Read More »Consultations set to begin on location of planned supervised consumption site – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 8, 2024 3:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government is making progress on its plan for the province’s first supervised drug consumption site. Premier Wab Kinew says the government will work with the Aboriginal Health …
Read More »Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies found at former residential school site – Winnipeg
A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, including 59 unmarked graves at a nearby cemetery. The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation also says 37 anomalies have been found off-site, more than a kilometre away from St. Joseph’s …
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