National Newswatch

Canada invests $100 million into “historic” action plan for 2SLGBTQI+ communities

Aug 28 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two-spirit and intersex communities across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed "Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan," at a news conference ahead of the pride […]

Canada invests $100 million into “historic” action plan for 2SLGBTQI+ communities

Aug 28 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two-spirit and intersex communities across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed "Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan," at a news conference ahead of the pride […]

Russian ‘architect’ of Ukraine child abduction scheme sanctioned by Canada

Aug 25 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman whom the foreign affairs minister's office alleges is the architect of a scheme to abduct thousands of Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian homes.  The federal government has imposed sanctions on Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, who has been accused by Ukraine of organizing […]

Russian ‘architect’ of Ukraine child abduction scheme sanctioned by Canada

Aug 25 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman whom the foreign affairs minister's office alleges is the architect of a scheme to abduct thousands of Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian homes.  The federal government has imposed sanctions on Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's children's rights commissioner, who has been accused by Ukraine of organizing […]

Ukraine investigating 28,000 Russian war crimes, including child deaths: ambassador

Aug 23 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 suspected war crimes, including the killing of 373 children by Russian forces.  Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crimes being documented and probed, with help from Canadian investigators, include the kidnapping of children taken to Russia, and the murder of fleeing civilians.  […]

Feds probe ‘disturbing’ tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project

Aug 19 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal diversity minister says he's taking action over "disturbing" tweets by a senior consultant on an anti-racism project that received $133,000 from his department. Ahmed Hussen has asked Canadian Heritage to “look closely at the situation" after what he called “unacceptable behaviour” by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant involved in the government-funded […]

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