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Communitech reveals first cohort of new program to support minority female, non-binary founders Kitchener-based tech hub Communitech has unveiled the first cohort of its Fierce Founders Uplift program, selecting 10 promising minority female and non-binary startup and small business founders from across Canada. The new program, which is supported by Google for Startups and the Government of Canada through FedDev Ontario, is set to begin in March and expected to run for up to five months. According to Communitech, it will be tailored to the needs of each founder. The program foc...

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics. (Public affairs) Federal Justice Minister [...]

Federal Ministers Discuss New Justice Reform Legislation Federal Justice Minister David Lametti holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss details of the federal government’s new legislation (C-22) aimed at addressing the over-representation of Black Canadians and Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system. He is joined by ministers Bill Blair (public safety), Bardish Chagger (diversity and inclusion and youth) and Ahmed Hussen (families, children and social development). Bill C-22 contains three main reforms: repealing mandatory minimum penalties for certain offenses inc...

OTTAWA — Seventy-six LGBTQ projects in Canada have received $15 million in federal money. The money follows up on a promise in the 2019 federal budget to set up a fund to encourage and support the development of LGBTQ organizations. Programs across the country are receiving money, including those working with LGBTQ refugees, Indigenous youth […]

A local historian is seeking a formal apology for slavery from the Canadian government.