Day: October 21, 2020

The federal government is not doing enough to support First Nations communities contending with food insecurity problems made worse by climate change — and is aggravating the situation by failing to adequately reduce greenhouse gas emissions — says a new report by the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch.

The ex-wife of Calvin Hoover tells CBC that she was devastated to learn that police believe he murdered Christine Jessop in 1984, and she is extending her sympathies to the nine-year-old’s family.

Curriculum advisers hand-picked by the Alberta government are recommending Grade 3 and 4 students learn about feudalism, Chinese dynasties and Homer’s Odyssey in social studies classes, as well as removing references to residential schools and equity in K-4 classes.

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will be joined by Sonny Perdue, United States Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister Responsible for the Laurentides Region to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization.