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The final component of the “Increasing Aboriginal Social Capital” study has been completed. The “Community ICT Resource Initiative” website is now ready.

From The Canadian Press

Harper calls election for Oct. 14, ignores own fixed-election date law

September 7, 2008 - Bruce Cheadle, THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, weary of waiting for the opposition to bring down his minority government, dashed his promise of a fixed election date and pulled the plug himself Sunday to end 31 months of Conservative rule.

The move sends Canadians to the polls for the third time in four years.

Press Release ...

Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Committed to Addressing Key Justice and Public Safety Issues Facing Canadians

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC -- 09/05/08 -- Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety concluded their meeting yesterday, after in-depth discussions on key justice and public safety issues currently facing Canadians.

Garden Hill First Nation press release ...

Government Must Prioritize First Nation Youth Suicide Prevention Funding

September 5, 2008

WINNIPEG - The Conservative government must take immediate steps to prioritize funding for youth suicide prevention programs and address First Nations most in need, said Liberal Member of Parliament for Churchill Tina Keeper today.

The Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute is an innovative, independent institution that offers post-secondary education and training programs to the people in Nishnawbe Aski Nation and other learners.  We offer choice, accessibility, flexibility, opportunities and support services for our students.  

From the Sask Star Phoenix 

Communication most effective tool in police kit

Doug Cuthand, Special to The StarPhoenix
Published: Friday, September 05, 2008

This year has been particularly difficult for Saskatchewan's aboriginal people and police services. There have been eight individuals shot this year by police, with five fatalities and three shootings resulting in serious injuries.

 Statistics Canada - Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada

Click here for the "Back to school — September 2008" Issue availalbe online

Ontario government press release - September 4, 2008

McGuinty Government Invests In Algoma University, More Opportunity For North

Sault Ste. Marie has a new university.

Algoma University, formerly known as Algoma College, celebrates a new academic year as an independent, degree-granting institution. The government is investing $2.5 million to help the university make the switch.

From CBC.ca

New report suggests gap growing between rich and poor in Atlantic region

Canadian Press: September 4, 2008

HALIFAX - A new study on household debt, financial security and the wealth gap in Atlantic Canada suggests things have grown worse for the region's poor over the past decade.

Next week, desperate due to accelerating sea level rise, a group of small islands' leaders plan to take the unprecedented step of putting a resolution before the United Nations calling upon the Security Council itself to address climate change. Stand with these threatened people: