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B.C.’s funding system ‘broken’ for Indigenous children in provincial care: report

British Columbia’s child and youth representative says trying to follow the money trail when it comes to ministry funding for the welfare of Indigenous children in provincial care revealed a “jarring” lack of data transparency.British Columbia’s representative for children and youth is calling on the government to urgently fix what she says is a ‘broken’…

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Feds announce new funding for 101 affordable homes in Nunavut

New homes will be built in Iqaluit, Sanirajak, Kimmirut, Naujaat, Kugaaruk and Pond Inlet thanks to a $45-million investment from the federal Rapid Housing Initiative.Iqaluit on Nov. 14, 2021. The community is one of six in Nunavut that will see new affordable homes built from a $45-million federal investment. (Jane George/CBC)The federal government is giving…

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More funding needed to address inequalities harming COVID-19 response, AFN chief says

The Assembly of First Nations regional chief in Alberta says First Nations’ capacities to respond to COVID-19’s second wave are dwindling because of health, social and economic inequities.The federal government says 1,610 COVID-19 cases have been reported in First Nations communities and about 500 of those were active cases as of Monday. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian…

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