From the Winnipeg Free Press–As the cost of living in Manitoba rises and the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, so do the needs of women’s centres providing resources to vulnerable people. At the North Point Douglas…
DetailsFrom the Winnipeg Sun–A Canadian charity dedicated to reducing the proliferation of child pornography (CP) says there’s a correlation between the pandemic and an increased number of CP offences. The Winnipeg-based Canadian Centre for Child…
DetailsOTTAWA – Women’s shelter workers are feeling even more pressure as the latest COVID-19 wave hits Canada, fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Lise Martin, executive director of Women’s Shelters Canada, said shelters are…
DetailsThe Manitoba government will roll out COVID-19 rapid antigen testing programs for designated critical service workers to enhance access to testing and protect vulnerable Manitobans, Families Minister Rochelle Squires and Education Minister Cliff Cullen announced…
DetailsFrom CBC News–Manitoba is shifting to one week of remote learning after the extended holiday break to give school divisions time to address expected staffing shortages and develop plans to reduce the spread of COVID-19,…
DetailsFrom the Winnipeg Free Press–Ottawa has officially announced it has reached agreements in principle with First Nations partners to compensate children harmed by its underfunding of child welfare. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says at…
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