Chief Phil Fontaine and AFN receive Pope’s apology for abuse

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Pope expresses sorrow over residential school abuses -
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Pope’s expression of sorrow over deplorable treatment of First Nations native children in Canadian Residential Schools assimilation program where the Catholic Church ran 90% of the schools. Abuse was…
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Homeless prefer grassroots Out of the Cold program versus city run shelters

It’s spring right? I mean it’s getting warmer right?  Well, I don’t know about where you live, but here in Toronto there has been a dearth of fine spring weather. We’ve had more than our share it seems of unseasonably cold weather, especially cold, blustery winds and the perennial April showers. Most of us, we [...]

Red River Flood Watch – Thursday April 16 Winnipeg Declares State of Emergency

Latest Update Monday April 20, 2009 – Canada News – aerial photo of flooding Red River looks more like the Red Sea…
Thursday April 16, 2009 – The City of Winnipeg officially declared a state of emergency just after 11:00am this morning due to the rising flood waters of the Red River. The crest is expected [...]

Winnipeg Red River Flood Watch – Wednesday April 15 – Update and photos

Red River Flood Watch – Update, April 15 – Latest photos …more
Winnipeg Red River Flood Watch – Wednesday April 15 – Update and photos
The latest news from EmergWeb is that the threat of flooding is not over, with the city responding to changing river conditions and shifting flood fighting efforts to the north and central [...]

Winnipeg Red River Flood Watch – Saturday, April 11

Flood Update – Monday April 13 – click here for Canada News Blog
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News Alerts – Sunday, April 12, 2009
Flooding, evacuations and rooftop rescues of stranded residents in St. Andrews and St. Clements Saturday night – Major flooding caused by ice jams – many homes damaged by ice as well as flood water (more)
Red River Flood [...]

Red River Flood Watch – Latest Update April 9 – Winnipeg Manitoba

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Red River Flood Watch – April 2009 – Updates including Winnipeg, Manitoba area and Fargo, North Dakota
Alerts – Thursday April 9

Red River Floodway has been opened.
Highway 75 will be temporarily closed from Winnipeg to approximately 20 kilometres south of Morris starting Tuesday at noon. It will reopen [...]

Red River Flood Watch – Update, April 7 – Winnipeg, Manitoba and area, Fargo, North Dakota

Red River Flood Watch – April 7: Winnipeg, Manitoba Update – Fargo, ND
Red River Flood Watch – Update, April 7 – Winnipeg, Manitoba and area, Fargo, North Dakota
You’ll notice at the Canada News Commentary blog that I’ve been following closely the Red River flood situation in both Manitoba and North Dakota. This news watch on [...]

Red River Flood Watch: Weekend Update, April 4-2009, Winnipeg Volunteers Answer Call

Winnipeg prepares for Red River Flooding – Weekend Update – April 4, 2009
Hundreds of volunteers answer the call
Sandbagging efforts stepped up today with hundreds of volunteers turning out north of the city of Winnipeg in St. Andrews, West St. Paul and Selkirk, and within city limits on Kingston Row, Christie Road and Scotia Street. Local [...]

Flood Watch: Red River -Update April 2-09 – Winnipeg Calls for more sandbag volunteers

Red River Flood Watch 2009 – Update: Thursday, April 2
Winnipeg calls for more sandbag volunteers Hundreds of Manitoba homes at risk from Red River ice jams
Winnipeg needs help – more volunteers needed for sandbagging in neighborhoods at increased risk of flooding
Officials in Winnipeg, Manitoba are escalating flood preparedness activities due to spreading ice jams [...]

Winnipeg flood officials increase estimate of homes at risk

Red River Flood Watch: April 1, 2009

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Fargo, North Dakota
In North Dakota, the risk of flooding from the cresting Red River is not over, but flood fears have eased with the levels at 11.5 meters being below the permanent floodwall level.
However in Manitoba, in the midst of a severe spring snowstorm, the risk [...]