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B.C. creates $500M fund for non profits to buy rental buildings, protect tenants 

BURNABY, B.C.-The British Columbia government announced a $500-million fund Thursday to help the non-profit housing sector purchase rental buildings and save them from “housing speculators and profiteers,” whose property flips often lead to tenant evictions. Premier David Eby said the rental protection fund will preserve affordable rental buildings for tenants ...

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Rights group releases scathing report on Canada’s violations of Indigenous rights 

OTTAWA- A prominent human-rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a rebuke of what it calls the federal government’s inadequate climate policy and violations of the rights of Indigenous people and immigration detainees. Human Rights Watch says more than two dozen First Nations remain under long-term ...

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Canada appoints First Nations member to Bank of Canada board

OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government filled three Bank of Canada board vacancies on Thursday (Jan 12, 2023) with finance veterans including Ernie Daniels, likely the first First Nations member on the central bank’s board, a bank spokesperson said. The Bank of Canada’s board selects its governor and provides general ...

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