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Fighting Hunger During COVID19 with Pizza & Juice Humanity First Volunteers distribute meals to Homeless in Downtown Toronto, Ontario.

The Ombudsman's office has been asked to investigate allegations that Ontario Indigenous Affairs (OIA) officials have not acted in accordance with the Public Services Act regarding a native land claim.

The FCSS-FESC, Canada's largest youth-led and youth-focused charity fully supports the Ontario government's recent decision to move all Ontario high school classes online from Jan. 4 to Jan. 25.

Empower Health is a digital health innovator in Canada that has launched holidayhours.ca to help reduce hospital visits during the holiday. Canadians can easily look for a pharmacy, medical clinic, medical lab, or COVID19 testing centre. By providing accurate and up-to-date hours, checking which nearby pharmacies & clinics are open is very easy to do.

2021 is on track to be the biggest year yet in the global fight against climate change as the COVID-19 crisis has spurred worldwide political support for the "build back better" movement.

As a part of BC's $1.6 billion Economic Recovery Plan, our Range Stewardship Program undertakes to create 250 jobs in rural and Indigenous communities to protect and steward the backcountry of BC. Through this program, at least 125 small family businesses will receive much-needed financial support while providing employment and important benefits to the province as a whole – all while aligning with the CleanBC program.

During COVID-19 the overdose crisis has worsened in British Columbia, which averages five overdose deaths per day. Recent efforts by the provincial government to expand prescribing privileges in British Columbia should be applauded.

Natural Resources Minister confirms climate and biodiversity as priorities for planting two billion trees by 2030