Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

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NDP Statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

NDP Statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Despite tireless advocacy, the federal government is still denying Indigenous communities much of the funding they have requested for discovering the remains at former residential schools and healing programs. Across the country, there are still 32 long-term boil water advisories in effect in 28 communities, and at least 45 short-term drinking waters advisories in Indigenous communities. More troubling, as Indigenous women and girls face an ongoing genocide, the government has failed to build new shelters to help Indigenous women and gender-diverse people and children flee violence.

Green, NDP leaders slam Liberals' 'failed approach' on climate goals

Green, NDP leaders slam Liberals' 'failed approach' on climate goals

The Liberal government’s claims that Canada has turned the corner on rising greenhouse gas emissions are drawing fire from opposition leaders who remain unconvinced. Since the Paris Agreement was signed, Canada’s emissions have climbed 3.3 per cent as of 2019, but the Department of Environment and Climate Change says that will be a high water mark. The figures showing Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission performance were released in a study earlier this week that found overall GHG emissions were down 1.2 per cent since 2005, but up a sharp 3.3 per cent since 2016. “We're confident we're now on track to be bending that curve and our department has told us we can confidently say that as of next year, when we see 2020 emissions… they will be going down year after year,” said Moira Kelly, press secretary for Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

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