3 d. ago Canada’s Food System Goes National: Celebrating the People, Innovation and Strength

Media Advisory Ottawa, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Join us for a virtual press conference as “Canada’s Food System: Our Food. Our Future.”, goes national.  This initiative aims to elevate this vital sector that supports our economy and our communities. Developed in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity and industry leaders, this […]

Society

1 week ago MEDIA ADVISORY – Protests Against Ford Government’s Expanding Hospital Privatization Plans

TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The Ford government is privatizing our public hospitals in a move that is costing patients thousands of dollars and taking away from our local public hospital services. Everyone’s help is needed to pressure them to stop it.” That is the message brought by Natalie Mehra, executive director of […]

Politics

2 w. ago Friends of slain Calgary care worker call for change: ‘She was so passionate’

Friends of Deborah Onwu say her kindred spirit and compassion will live on forever. It's her legacy that has them advocating for positive change for care workers.

Society

2 w. ago Media Advisory: MADD Canada’s Van de Vorst Family Awards to Honour Saskatchewan Police Officers for Stopping Impaired Driving

OAKVILLE, Ontario, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MADD Canada is inviting media to attend two special ceremonies to honour Saskatchewan police officers for their extraordinary efforts to stop impaired driving, keep roads, waterways and trails safe and protect communities. This year marks the 7th anniversary of the MADD Canada’s Van de Vorst Family Awards, […]

Events

2 w. ago Inquiry into Calgary care worker’s death calls for provincial legislative reforms

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents front-line care workers across Alberta, strongly advocated for the report, published Thursday.

Society

2 w. ago 'We can't let this happen again': CUPE calls on province to accept suggestions in fatal inquiry report for care worker

On Oct. 25, 2019, Deborah Onwu was stabbed 19 times while working as a Family and Youth Counsellor with the Wood's Homes Society

Society

2 w. ago CUPE calls on Alberta to accept recommendations following death of care worker

CALGARY — The union representing a Calgary care worker fatally stabbed by a client with a history of violence is calling on the province to accept and implement the recommendations of the inquiry report released today. In October of 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone […]

Society

2 w. ago Media Advisory: CUPE to Respond to Deborah Onwu Fatality Inquiry

CALGARY, Alberta — The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will respond to the expected release tomorrow of the Fatality Inquiry regarding the death of Deborah Onwu. Onwu was a Calgary resident and a Family and Youth Councillor employed by Woods Homes who was stabbed nineteen times by a client on October 3, 2019. Onwu […]

Events

3 w. ago NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY: Absolute Security Showcases FedRAMP Authorized Resilient Endpoint and Remote Access Security Solutions at Billington CyberSecurity Summit 2025

Cyber Resilience Experts to Demo Innovations that are Helping Government Agencies Stay Secure, Compliant, and Resilient Visit Us at Booth 513, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, Sept. 9-12 Join CPO John Herrema for a General Session Panel: Managing a Vulnerability Crisis, Sept. 9 Discover Resilient, Self-Healing Capabilities that Remotely Restore Compromised PCs at […]

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last month Judge recommends Alberta bars have heated shelters after freezing deaths

The fatality inquiry report comes after two men died of hypothermia in 2017 and 2018 near the former The Ranch Roadhouse nightclub in south Edmonton.

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