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Canada

Changes to Jordan’s Principle unfair for N.W.T. children, some say

A dedicated woman working at a safe home in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., is speaking out against recent changes to…

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Canada

Canada announces changes to Jordan’s Principle program, narrows range of eligible requests

Canada has recently made significant changes to a program aimed at providing First Nations children with the care and support…

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Canada

Canada challenges order to address Jordan’s Principle backlog

The federal government is facing a legal challenge to address a backlog of requests for assistance at the Jordan’s Principle…

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Canada

Jordan’s Principle backlogs add financial strain to First Nation communities: Manitoba Chiefs

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are urging the federal government to take action on a backlog of requests for Indigenous…

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Canada

Tribunal urges First Nations, feds to ‘leave their conflicts aside’ on Jordan’s Principle issues

Come together for the children’s sake.  That was the blunt message the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal gave the federal government…

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Health

Feds urge human rights tribunal to dismiss concerns over Jordan’s Principle backlog

The federal government is urging the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a leading First Nations child advocate’s concerns about…

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Nova Scotia

Union agrees in principle to Postmedia’s $1-million bid for Atlantic newspaper chain

Postmedia’s $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain will not be held up by the main union that…

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Politics

Ottawa failing to meet Jordan’s Principle deadlines for First Nations kids’ care most of the time

Indigenous Services Canada is taking longer to respond to urgent requests to get First Nations children access to medical care and…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. government, teachers’ union reach ‘agreement in principle’

The Nova Scotia government and the union that represents 10,000 teachers in the province have reached an “agreement in principle” on…

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Politics

Jordan’s Principle claims not being processed in timely manner, says Child and Family Caring Society

The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society will argue before the Human Rights Tribunal Friday that Canada isn’t living…

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