compensation

Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief

Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal the clearing of the road to reconciliation, the Assembly of First Nations National chief said Saturday.Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during a news conference in Kamloops,…

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Workplace compensation claims reflect toll COVID-19 has taken on Canada’s workers

CBC News reached out to provincial workplace compensation boards across the country and found that more than 26,000 claims have been filed for contracting COVID-19 at work.Jeffrey Freedman, 65, who worked at a tile company supplying Toronto’s residential construction industry, spent 44 days in hospital, most of them on a ventilator, after contracting COVID-19 in…

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