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Canada advances First Nations-led new path forward on long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program

The Government of Canada is committed to advancing long-term reform alongside First Nations across the country—so child and family services put children, families, and communities at the centre of care. Today, the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, announced that the Government of Canada will be submitting a detailed plan to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) to reform the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program — one that respects regional approaches while operating within a coherent national framework.

Indigenous Services Canada

A thousand children may now Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Christmas will come a few days early for a local family, after a Windsor non-profit celebrated a milestone. The Windsor chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), an international charity that builds children's beds from scratch and provides them to less fortunate families, delivered its 1,000th bed to a family on Monday.

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Sleep in Heavenly Peace Windsor set to deliver 1000th bed to a child in need

Two volunteers help build a bed at the Sleep in Heavenly Peace shop in Windsor. November 2025. (Photo: Sleep in Heavenly Peace Windsor Facebook page).

Protecting fresh water: Canada Water Agency invests over $4.5 million in 39 new projects

Today, the Honorable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature and Minister responsible for the Canada Water Agency, announced over $4.5 million in funding for 39 new freshwater projects.

Government of Canada

Charitable giving on the decline in Canada

There would have been 1.5 million more Canadians who donated to charity in 2023—and $755.5 million more in donations—had Canadians given to the same extent they did 10 years prior

Salvation Army Christmas campaign down nearly 50 per cent as kettles go unstaffed

Nine days before Christmas, the Salvation Army is launching a desperate appeal for volunteers. The agency reports its seasonal goal is off by nearly 50 per cent, simply because of a lack of people to staff its Christmas kettles.

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