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Federal government to make housing announcement in Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Media are invited to join the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor, and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and His Worship Scott Gillingham, Mayor of Winnipeg. for a housing announcement. Date: July 31,…

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Commemorating Emancipation Day in Nova Scotia

Media advisory Commemorating Emancipation Day in Nova Scotia July 30, 2024                              Halifax, Nova Scotia                    Parks Canada On August 1, 2024, Parks Canada, alongside the Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, and the Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia, are…

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Minister Vandal announces investments in clean energy projects to help reduce diesel use in Nunavut

July 29, 2024 — Rankin Inlet, Nunavut — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Indigenous-led clean energy projects play an important role in reducing the use of costly and polluting diesel for electricity and heating in Northern and Arctic communities and support local jobs and economic development. Today, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern…

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Lac Seul First Nation and Canada Finalize Settlement Claim

July 26, 2024 — Kejick Bay Island, Lac Seul First Nation, Treaty 3 Territory, Ontario — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Lac Seul First Nation Today, in a signing ceremony on Kejick Bay Island, Chief Clifford Bull, Elders, members of the Lac Seul First Nation, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous…

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Advancing collaboration of historic Haida Nation Recognition Act and Indigenous-led conservation

July 25, 2024 — Haida Gwaii This week, Gaagwiis Jason Alsop, President of the Council of the Haida Nation, met with federal ministers and Haida leadership to discuss matters of shared importance. The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, reaffirmed the federal government’s dedication to driving forward the legislative process for Bill S-16, An Act…

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Star Blanket Cree Nation lifts long-term drinking water advisory

July 25, 2024 — Star Blanket Cree Nation, Treaty 4 Territory, Saskatchewan — Indigenous Services Canada A new state-of-the-art water treatment plant is providing clean drinking water to all homes and supporting Star Blanket Cree Nation in living without a drinking water advisory for the first time in over 17 years. The community’s dedication and…

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