Tag: Canada

  • When People Have a Home

    When People Have a Home

    By Vineeth Sekharan York University; Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub This week’s infographic, which appeared in the United Way Saskatoon & Area report, takes a look at the successes of the Journey Home program in Saskatoon. The program focuses on providing housing to Saskatoon’s most vulnerable citizens, many of whom have experienced chronic homelessness. The…

  • Harper’s Early Election Call Will Cost Canadians Millions

    Harper’s Early Election Call Will Cost Canadians Millions

    OTTAWA – While middle class Canadians are struggling to make ends meet, the Harper Conservatives will needlessly waste public money with an early election call, said Liberal MP Marc Garneau. “While the economy is stalled, Canadians will pay the price for Stephen Harper’s early election call, which will cost taxpayers millions of dollars,” said Mr.…

  • World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Follows Release of Canada’s Trafficking Report Card

    World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Follows Release of Canada’s Trafficking Report Card

    (Thursday), the United Nations commemorated World Day against Trafficking in Persons, drawing attention to the global realities of human trafficking and providing an opportunity to express solidarity with victims of this abuse. This commemorative day follows the recent release of the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report. This comprehensive resource describes the governmental…

  • Rick Hansen Urges Canada to Enact Federal Disabilities Act

    Rick Hansen Urges Canada to Enact Federal Disabilities Act

      Vancouver, BC  – Rick Hansen is urging government leaders, influencers and the public to support a new non-partisan campaign to introduce federal legislation to ensure accessibility, inclusion and equal opportunity for Canadians with disabilities. Barrier-Free Canada is an initiative to advocate for enactment of a strong and effective Canadians with Disabilities Act (CDA), a…

  • Rapid Re-housing: What the Research Says

    Rapid Re-housing: What the Research Says

    By Cunningham, Mary, Gillespie, Sarah, Anderson, Jacqueline; Urban Institute Rapid re-housing, an intervention that helps homeless families exit shelters and get back into permanent housing quickly, provides short-term help with housing expenses (e.g., rent arrears, ongoing rent assistance, moving costs) and case management focused on housing stability. Rapid re-housing is a relatively new but, as…

  • Government Supports Further Research on Equine Therapy

    Government Supports Further Research on Equine Therapy

    July 2015 – Ashburn, ON – The Honourable Erin O’Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced funding for two new research studies on the effectiveness of equine (horse) therapy for Veterans with mental health conditions. The Canadian Institute of Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) will receive $250,000 to conduct an Equine Assisted Intervention Study.…

  • Harper uses Senate to Dodge real Reform

      Harper undecided about Senate abolition. Maybe it’s time to take a stand for real democratic reform: Fair Vote Canada Stephen Harper can’t make up his mind about Senate abolition. But if he is really interested in democratic reform, he should drop his opposition to proportional representation in the House. Unlike Senate reform or abolition,…

  • Liberals once again urge Harper to bring Mohamed Fahmy home to Canada

    Liberals once again urge Harper to bring Mohamed Fahmy home to Canada

      OTTAWA – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today sent the following letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the issue of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy’s retrial in Egypt: Dear Prime Minister, I am writing you today regarding the upcoming verdict on Mohamed Fahmy’s re-trial, set for July 30th, which…

  • Government of Canada announces improvements to Canada’s Search and Rescue system

    Government of Canada announces improvements to Canada’s Search and Rescue system

    OTTAWA – Friday, Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Steven Blaney, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced a series of measures that will help strengthen the SAR system, including investment in a satellite system to improve detection of activated emergency beacons. The measures to further modernize and improve Canada’s world-class integrated SAR capacity…

  • Homeless Hub: Train for Trades

    Homeless Hub: Train for Trades

    Train for Trades has two key aspects: employment and support. T4T wanted to ensure that the work was meaningful and developed a construction company that works on real projects, with a focus on green retrofitting and social housing. In this video, the staff, youth and partners of Train for Trades explain the different work projects…

  • Bull Riders Hervey and Purcell win on $10k Weekend

    Bull Riders Hervey and Purcell win on $10k Weekend

    Thank you to Ted Stovin with Everything Cowboy for the following story! LONGVIEW, Alberta and PENTICTON, British Columbia — On a weekend* that featured $10,000 in added prize money, current BRC number one Brian Hervey increased his lead while an Australian Bull Rider got his first win on Canadian soil. Hervey picked up his weekend…

  • CRTC Seeks Solutions to Help Canadians Protect Themselves from Unsolicited and Illegitimate Calls

    CRTC Seeks Solutions to Help Canadians Protect Themselves from Unsolicited and Illegitimate Calls

    Ottawa-Gatineau – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched a public consultation to better understand the technical solutions that are currently offered to help Canadians manage unsolicited telecommunications and illegitimate telemarketing calls. The CRTC is also exploring new and innovative solutions that could enhance consumer protections, including those that may reduce illegitimate caller identification…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Prevent Bread from Falling

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Prevent Bread from Falling

      By Reena Nerbas Falling Bread Dear Reena, I have baked my own whole grain bread by hand (not in a bread machine) for over 35 years. About a year and a half ago the bread took on a new twist; in the oven it would crash (fall in the center). I thought it was…

  • TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games End on a High Note

    TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games End on a High Note

    Closing Ceremony Serves as Victory Celebration for Historic Games TORONTO —The excitement of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Gamesreached a final crescendo (last night) as nearly 40,000 people — athletes, coaches, volunteers, officials and very loud, enthusiastic and dancing Games supporters — gathered for one last party: the Pan Am Closing Ceremony. The ceremony’s theme,…

  • TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Make Canadian History

    TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Make Canadian History

    More than 80 records were broken TORONTO —The largest-ever international multi-sport Games in Canada’s history is about to come to a close, but the impact of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games will be felt for decades to come. The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) estimates that, between ticketed events, municipal…