Ottawa seeks judicial review in decision to compensate First Nations kids
Canada’s Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau is challenging a landmark human rights ruling to compensate apprehended First Nations children
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Northwestern Canada: Ottawa, Yukon gov’t, First Nations lay groundwork for changes to child care
A turning point in the process of giving Yukon First Nations more control over child welfare services has been reached.
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Child advocates worry about funding for Canada’s ‘path-breaking’ Indigenous child welfare bill
An Indigenous child welfare bill tabled Thursday by the federal Liberal government is potentially “path-breaking,” but falls short in guaranteeing
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Health and Infrastructure ministers in Northwest Territories, northern Canada, survive non-confidence vote
Two N.W.T. cabinet ministers have survived votes to remove them from cabinet, after an emotional and often heated debate of
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Problems with child services in northern territory getting worse, says Canada’s auditor general
Problems with how the Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, protects children in its care have only gotten worse since the
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Northern Canada: Five things to watch in the Yukon Legislature this fall
Yukon’s Liberals, under Premier Sandy Silver, headed to the government benches on Monday to begin the fall sitting of the
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Inquiry into violence against Indigenous women wraps up hearings in Canadian Arctic
A Canadian inquiry into violence against Indigenous women wrapped up its hearings in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut this
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Dehumanisation of Indigenous women must stop hears inquiry in Arctic Canada
A Canadian inquiry into violence against Indigenous women is holding its last day of hearings in the Canadian Arctic on
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Lack of services in Arctic is killing Inuit, witnesses tell inquiry into violence against Indigenous women in Canada
The lack of mental health and support services in remote Arctic communities is killing Inuit woman say witnesses at Canada’s
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Inquiry into violence against Indigenous women hears first day of testimony in Canadian Arctic
A national inquiry into violence against Indigenous women began its first day of testimony in the Canadian Arctic on Tuesday.
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