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Premiers ready to welcome Ottawa into alliance that buys drugs in bulk – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 17, 2015 11:19 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ Canada’s premiers are opening the door for the federal government to join a provincial and territorial alliance that buys prescription drugs in bulk. Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski says the provinces and territories would like to see Ottawa bring all of its drug plans into the alliance […]
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Premiers say too many aboriginal kids in care, urge Ottawa to act – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 17, 2015 8:35 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ Canada’s premiers are raising concerns about the high number of aboriginal children in care as they urge the federal government to help them address the issue. The premiers released a report by their Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group at the Council of the Federation meeting […]
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Curtis Bonnell murder appeal – CBC
Jul 16, 2015 Bonnell was convicted of first-degree murder in death of 16-year-old cousin in 2009 Curtis Bonnell’s bid to overturn his first-degree murder conviction for killing his cousin through an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada has been rejected. On Thursday, the country’s highest court dismissed Bonnell’s request for leave to appeal his […]
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Pictou Landing takes mill permit to top court – The Chronicle Herald
July 16, 2015 Pictou Landing First Nation is taking its Northern Pulp appeal to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Earlier this year, the Environment Department issued an industrial permit for Northern Pulp that calls for the Pictou County mill to reduce its environmental footprint and close its Boat Harbour effluent treatment facility, which is […]
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Too many aboriginal kids in child welfare systems, premiers say – CTV
July 17, 2015 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Canada’s premiers are raising concerns about the high number of aboriginal children in care as they urge the federal government to help them address the issue. The premiers released a report by their Aboriginal Children in Care Working Group at the Council of the Federation meeting in St. […]
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P.E.I.’s First Nations relations plugged by premier at meetings – CBC
Jul 16, 2015 Premier Wade MacLauchlan leads discussions on provincial-aboriginal economic development Premier Wade MacLauchlan is plugging P.E.I.’s “good relations” with First Nations at the annual summer gathering of premiers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Premiers from across the country are meeting to listen and learn about issues affecting each region at the Council of the […]
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Premiers vow to implement Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations – Toronto Star
Canadian premiers pledge support for all 94 Truth and Reconciliation recommendations ST. JOHN’S––Slamming the federal government for inaction, Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders are vowing to implement all the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations to help First Nations people. The premiers emerged from a meeting with aboriginal leaders in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., Wednesday pledging […]
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Aboriginal leaders say progress made at premiers meeting – Globalnews
July 15, 2015 HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says Canada’s premiers support all 94 recommendations arising from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and will work to implement them in their own provinces. Paul Davis spoke at a closing news conference after meeting with the leaders of national aboriginal organizations […]
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Dal’s new Indigenous Studies minor set to launch this fall – Dal.ca
July 14, 2015 Students interested in the history and culture of First Nations peoples here in Nova Scotia and across the country will have a brand new option to add to their Dal undergrad degree this fall. In September, Dalhousie is launching its new minor in Indigenous Studies. The program will be available to students […]
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Kathleen Wynne tours Muskrat Falls, wants to ‘work together’ with N.L. on energy – CBC
Jul 15, 2015 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne got a chance to see the Muskrat Falls site up close on Tuesday, as Newfoundland and Labrador Paul Davis pitched his counterparts on renewable power. Provincial and territorial leaders are in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to talk primarily about aboriginal issues on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Davis helped lead a […]
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