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AFN SCA on child welfare reform gets underway in Calgary
2 days ago · Follow the proceedings on APTN News. First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa. The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First ...
First Nations child welfare agreement focus of Calgary gathering
1 day ago · First Nations leaders continue to make arguments for and against accepting a $47.8 billion deal with Canada on long-term reform of the on-reserve child welfare system. The draft final settlement agreement on long-term child welfare reform was initially announced by Assembly of First Nations National ...
Training, better equipment urged following wildland firefighter’s …
1 day ago · The death of Adam Yeadon highlights the need for danger tree assessor training, says the coroner of the Northwest Territories (NWT). The recommendation is one of nine in a report released Wednesday into the death of Yeadon on July 15, 2023. The 25-year-old died when a tree fell on him during a ...
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A former Winnipeg educator who facilitated Indigenous programming is facing several charges related to child…
Chiefs divided on vote to accept $47.8B deal on long-term child …
1 day ago · The AFN Special Chiefs Assembly seems to be divided on a vote for whether or not to accept a $47.8 billion deal with Canada on long-term reform of the on-reserve child welfare system. Our Truth & Politics panelists share their thoughts. Six Nations to have first Indigenous operated hospice in Canada ...
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Mar 11, 2020 · The COVID-19 Pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. APTN News is reporting from across the country on the viral outbreak, vaccine rollout and how it is impacting Indigenous communities.
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Fraser spent the last 20 years working in both print and radio in Saskatchewan – mostly in the northern part of the province. Before joining APTN’s Ottawa bureau, he was news director for the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation working out of their Prince Albert office.
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Paul Prosper, a Mi’kmaw senator representing Nova Scotia, has released a report of an eight-month…