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AFN head told chiefs draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa worth $47.8B: source
MONTREAL - The head of the Assembly of First Nations has informed chiefs that a draft deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms is worth $47.8 billion, a source who was in the room says - more than do...
Jul 10, 2024
Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification
OTTAWA - An Israeli defence contractor is taking the Canadian government to court after the company says it was taken out of the running for a multimillion-dollar military equipment contract without e...
Jul 10, 2024
Canada pledges Ukraine aid, plan to buy submarines as NATO spending questions dog PM
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine in a one-on-one conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in W...
Jul 10, 2024
'Perfect rat storm': Ontario cities seek ways to fight increasingly visible rats
Efforts are underway to combat growing rat populations in two of Ontario's largest cities, as the rodents that typically lurk underground become more visible thanks to a combination of construction an...
Jul 10, 2024
N.S. emergency department deaths hit six-year high, doctors point to 'bed-blocking'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Doctors in Atlantic Canada say too many beds in emergency departments are taken up by people who need non-emergency care, and the "bed-blocking" is driving high numbers of emergency...
Jul 10, 2024
Nova Scotia Liberal says province not doing enough to screen for breast cancer
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Liberal member who introduced a bill to improve breast cancer detection says the province isn't doing enough to offer cancer screening to women who need it. Rafah DiConstanzo...
Jul 09, 2024
Former federal consultant who overbilled government charged with fraud
OTTAWA - A former federal consultant has been charged with fraud for overbilling the government by $250,000. The RCMP say Clara Elaine Visser faces one charge of fraud over $5,000, following an invest...
Jul 09, 2024
Costs mounting as feds try to clear existing Phoenix backlog by March 2025
OTTAWA - Ottawa expects to spend another $963 million to deal with the Phoenix pay system debacle that has plagued the public service since 2016, and can't yet say what the final price tag will be to ...
Jul 09, 2024
Chiefs pass resolution reversing course on forensic audit of AFN
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations passed an emergency resolution at its general assembly in Montreal Tuesday calling off a forensic audit that had been pushed by former national chief RoseAnne Ar...
Jul 09, 2024
Montreal to hold public consultations on how to better manage services for homeless
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it will hold public consultations on how to better integrate services for homeless people with surrounding neighbourhoods. The announcement comes as Montrealers li...
Jul 09, 2024
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