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Reforms aim to reduce over-representation of Black, Indigenous people in jail

OTTAWA The federal government is expected to introduce today long-awaited reforms aimed at reducing the over-representation of Black, racialized and Indigenous people in Canada’s criminal justice system. Legislation to be introduced by Justice Minister David Lametti will likely address two long-standing items on the minister’s plate: reforming or scrapping mandatory minimum sentences and new […]

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Vaccinations begin for hundreds of Indigenous elders

Posted: Feb 18, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 18 Allison Fisher, executive director of Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, says she s happy to know that the vaccine will help reunite Indigenous elders with their families. (Francis Ferland/CBC) After a winter storm delayed delivery by a day, hundreds of Indigenous elders in Ottawa will get their first COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday   a milestone for the community. The Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, in partnership with Ottawa Public Health, will administer the first round of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to about 340 seniors aged 70 years or older. Vaccinating them first is a priority for the community, said Wabano s executive director Allison Fisher. She said the centre made about 26,000 wellness checks on isolated seniors since the pandemic began. 

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