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First Nations Health Managers Association Virtual Town Hall Information Session
Join us this Thursday, June 11, at 1:00pm (EST) for our weekly Virtual Town Hall. This week's guests are: Keith Marshall, President, First Nations Health Directors Association, and Health Director, Ha...
Jun 11, 2020
COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations
Across the country, the not-for-profit sector is under threat. Each door forced to close leaves vulnerable Canadians without the support they rely on. To keep these doors open, the Canadian Red Cross ...
Jun 11, 2020
Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking after people close to them during the coronavirus pan...
Jun 11, 2020
Study shows vessels not complying with right whale protections in Cabot Strait
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Early analysis of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that almost two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary slowdown meant to protect endangered right whales that migra...
Jun 11, 2020
Charles (Air) Jourdain looking to climb featherweight ladder with win over Fili
After felling (The Korean Superboy) Dooho Choi last time out in December, Quebec featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain issued a plea to UFC president Dana White. "Uncle Dana, that was a big performance...
Jun 11, 2020
Funeral service today for young Indigenous woman shot by Edmundston police
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - A funeral service is being held today for Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was killed by police in Edmundston, N.B., last week. The private service is being held in...
Jun 11, 2020
Syria's Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian President Bashar Assad has fired his prime minister a month ahead of elections as the economic crisis worsens and public anger rises in the territory under his control. Assad ...
Jun 11, 2020
Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers directly...
Jun 11, 2020
Reflecting on the Beauval General Store COVID-19 experience
It has been over a week since the COVID-19 outbreak in a northern Saskatchewan community was officially ended.Now, a staff member at the Beauval General Store is reflecting on overcoming the disease a...
Jun 11, 2020
Politicians urged to collaborate on pandemic benefit for disabled Canadians
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are being urged to work together to help Canadians with disabilities weather the COVID-19 crisis. This after opposition parties refused Wednesday to give the unanimou...
Jun 11, 2020