Alberta legislature resumes with focus on economy
The fall sitting opens as the NDP targets economic issues while accusing Premier Kenney of downplaying COVID-19 and retreating during the summer surge. He counters that all jurisdictions faced hard times and warns against lockdowns. ICU cases remain high with 182 patients, and the system has expanded beds and postponed surgeries.
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Refugee Garang seeks $90,000 to bring family to Canada
Sudanese refugee William Garang, now in Medicine Hat, aims to raise $90,000 with the Medicine Hat and Area Refugee Team to relocate and sponsor his relatives still in Kakuma Camp. Born in what was southern Sudan, his family fled after his father’s killing amid civil conflict, living 21 years in Kakuma before Canadian refugee approval in 2018.
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Trudeau urged to renew reconciliation with Indigenous leaders
Indigenous leaders and New Democrats said Trudeau must name a new cabinet to restore survivors’ confidence. At a news conference led by Charlie Angus, a St. Anne’s survivor and two deputy grand chiefs pressed for justice amid court battles over Jordan’s Principle and funding for First Nations children. The Liberal government faces Friday deadlines on appeals that could cost billions in compensation to qualifying families.
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