Maan Alhmidi
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Indigenous people should get first crack at vaccines, minister says
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19, including those who live in urban centres and other places where the provinces provide health services.
Blanchet's decision to block critics on Twitter hinders free speech, experts say
Dozens of people — including some MPs — say Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, with some arguing they have a right to be heard.
Rejection letter Black organizations received from ESDC 'completely unacceptable': Hussen
Several Black organizations were denied federal funding through a program designed to help such groups build capacity — after Employment and Social Development Canada told them their leadership was not sufficiently Black.
Challenge of ruling on First Nations children by feds 'a slap in the face': AFN
The federal government's appeal of a ruling that expanded First Nations children's rights to public services is "a slap in the face," says the Assembly of First Nations.
Ontario First Nation hopes new funding will end water advisories
The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation is expanding its water system to deliver clean drinking water to hundreds of residents who have been grappling for more than a decade with seven drinking water advisories.
Traveller advisory from feds: Don't come to Canada with Covid-19
Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said on Thursday, December 31, 2020, as the Liberals urged vacationers abroad to prepare.
Air travellers will soon require negative COVID-19 test before entering Canada
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says cabinet ministers decided Wednesday morning to quickly enact the new requirement.
Pandemic made some Canadians more grateful for what they have, poll reports
A new poll suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has made some Canadians feel more grateful for what they have.
Contagious new COVID-19 comes to Canada
A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said on Sunday, December 27, 2020, a day after announcing the country's first cases of the variant had been detected.
Residential school survivor calls on Trudeau to release St. Anne's abuse documents
Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous children at St. Anne’s residential school in the last century.