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B.C.’s funding system ‘broken’ for Indigenous children in provincial care: report

B.C.’s funding system ‘broken’ for Indigenous children in provincial care: report

British Columbia’s child and youth representative says trying to follow the money trail when it comes to ministry funding for the welfare of Indigenous children in provincial care revealed a “jarring” lack of data transparency.British Columbia’s representative for children and youth is calling on the government to urgently fix what she says is a ‘broken’…

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Feds announce new funding for 101 affordable homes in Nunavut

Feds announce new funding for 101 affordable homes in Nunavut

New homes will be built in Iqaluit, Sanirajak, Kimmirut, Naujaat, Kugaaruk and Pond Inlet thanks to a $45-million investment from the federal Rapid Housing Initiative.Iqaluit on Nov. 14, 2021. The community is one of six in Nunavut that will see new affordable homes built from a $45-million federal investment. (Jane George/CBC)The federal government is giving…

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More funding needed to address inequalities harming COVID-19 response, AFN chief says

More funding needed to address inequalities harming COVID-19 response, AFN chief says

The Assembly of First Nations regional chief in Alberta says First Nations’ capacities to respond to COVID-19’s second wave are dwindling because of health, social and economic inequities.The federal government says 1,610 COVID-19 cases have been reported in First Nations communities and about 500 of those were active cases as of Monday. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian…

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