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Northwestern Ontario ‘heartbroken’ to lose longtime Ojibway chief and role modelEagle River First Nation along with Treaty 3 territory is in mourning with the passing of Chief Arnold Gardner, a respected elder who has led his community since 1993.CanadaJun 2, 2023
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Calgary in desperate need of culturally supportive foster homes for Indigenous youthThe impact of residential schools created generational trauma, fracturing homes. But a Calgary organization is approaching foster care with a cultural lens on Indigenous youth.FeaturesNov 15, 2022
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Quebec Indigenous leaders concerned elders’ needs not considered for papal visitAs final preparations are made for Pope Francis' visit to Quebec in a few days, there is concern that some residential school survivors, who're now elders, will be left out.CanadaJul 21, 2022
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Indigenous woman spearheads moon time bag project to provide personal hygiene to Calgary’s unhousedThe federal government is allocating $25 million making menstrual products to the unhoused. One woman is making a difference in the well-being of those in Indigenous communities.HealthApr 8, 2022
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Former assistant dean at Oshawa Christian school faces sexual assault charge involving studentPolice say the underage victim was enrolled from 2018 to 2020 at a private Christian school where the man formerly worked as an assistant dean and recently retired.CrimeMay 14, 2021
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Community supports seniors as 2 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Calgary continuing care homeA seniors' long-term care home is still working to contain an outbreak. Alberta's chief medical officer confirmed Friday there are two more cases at McKenzie Towne.HealthMar 27, 2020
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Lemberg, Sask. residents concerned about possible selloffs of low-income senior homesResidents’ of the small community of Lemberg, Sask. are concerned about a possible sell-off of two of their low-income senior’s home.CanadaAug 9, 2017
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Oromocto First Nation powwow celebrates unityThe event marks the second pow wow in the community after years of not holding one.CanadaJul 23, 2017
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N.W.T. to probe death of elder first called drunk, who suffered strokeThe Northwest Territories is promising to investigate the death of an aboriginal elder misdiagnosed as drunk when he was suffering from a stroke.CanadaAug 17, 2016
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