Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian War Museum honoured the service of Indigenous Veteran Mr. Philip Favel. Mr. Favel served in the Second World War and since coming home, he has continued to fight for fair compensation for Indigenous Veterans. As part of the ceremony, a portrait of Mr. Favel painted by Ottawa-based artist ...
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services and the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs issued the following statement in recognition of Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, we ...
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L’honorable Lawrence MacAulay, ministre des Anciens Combattants et ministre associé de la Défense nationale, l’honorable Harjit S. Sajjan, ministre de la Défense nationale, l’honorable Carolyn Bennett, ministre des Relations Couronne‑Autochtones, l’honorable Marc Miller, ministre des Services aux Autochtones, et l’honorable Daniel Vandal, ministre des Affaires du Nord, ont fait la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Journée des vétérans autochtones : « Aujourd’hui, nous soulignons les contributions importantes des ...
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Today, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, we honour the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who served and are serving Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. We remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country and those who fought and continue ...
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Aujourd’hui, le ministre des Affaires autochtones Greg Rickford a fait la déclaration suivante à l’occasion de la Journée des anciens combattants autochtones : « Aujourd’hui, nous rendons hommage aux milliers de membres des Premières Nations, Inuits et Métis qui ont rejoint les Forces canadiennes en temps de guerre, de conflit militaire et de paix, y compris ceux qui comptent encore parmi leurs ...
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Sol Mamakwa, MPP for Kiiwetinoong and NDP Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic, has written an open letter to Doug Ford urging him to step up and respond to the dire water crisis facing Neskantaga. “For 25 years – an entire generation – Neskantaga has been without clean water, living under a boil water advisory. Then two weeks ago, dangerous hydrocarbons ...
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Sol Mamakwa, député provincial de Kiiwetinoong et porte-parole du NPD en matière de relations et de réconciliation avec les Autochtones, a écrit une lettre ouverte à Doug Ford l’exhortant à réagir à la crise de l’eau qui sévit à Neskantaga. « Depuis 25 ans, soit une génération entière, Neskantaga a été privé d’eau salubre, vivant sous le coup d’un avis d’ébullition ...
Read More »The Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance has released the 2020 Provincial Budget. It provides a three-year fiscal outlook for Ontario and this comes after being delayed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic this Spring. The budget touches on several economic scenarios related to the speed of economic growth but does not articulate a path forward toward a balanced ...
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Finance Minister Rod Phillips released Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover — the next phase of a comprehensive action plan to respond to the serious health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Ontario’s Action Plan now sets out a total of $45 billion in support over three years to make available the necessary health resources to continue protecting people, deliver critical ...
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On Wednesday November 4th, 2020 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Nipigon detachment were dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had driven off Highway 11-17 near Davis Rd. in Stirling Twp. Prior to arrival the occupants of the vehicle had left the scene on foot. A police records check of the vehicle, a 2013 BMW X3, found it had been reported stolen from British Columbia. ...
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On Saturday October 31, 2020 shortly after 9:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Highway 17 and Highway 538 within Tarbutt-Tarbutt Additional Township. The investigation determined, three individuals were out of their vehicle at a local gas station ...
Read More »The date for an inquest into the death of Eulogio Gutierrez at the Barrick Gold Corporation’s Hemlo mine has been announced. He was struck by a piece of mobile equipment at the company’s Hemlo mine at around 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 27. He died from the injuries. The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Gutierrez’s death, and the jury ...
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la solliciteure générale Sylvia Jones a déposé un rapport à l’Assemblée législative qui contient des précisions sur les mesures d’urgence que la province a mises en place en vue de freiner la propagation de la COVID-19 et de protéger les Ontariens et Ontariennes. Le rapport porte sur les 47 décrets d’urgence pris entre le 17 mars et le 24 juillet ...
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Solicitor General Sylvia Jones haws tabled a report in the Legislature providing details of the emergency measures put in place by the province to stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep Ontarians safe. The report focuses on the 47 emergency orders made between March 17 and July 24, 2020 when the Declaration of a Provincial Emergency was in effect under ...
Read More »October 31, 2020 With the appearance of new COVID-19 cases in Hearst in the last few days, the Town of Hearst has declared a state of emergency due to the high risk of community exposure to COVID-19. “It’s not an easy decision to make. The Porcupine Health Unit determines there is an increased risk of exposure in Hearst currently and ...
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