• Carney pledges $100 million in new aid for Palestinians

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-22 20:41:24.0
  Tags: [National, Defence, Governance, Social Services]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank during the United Nations General Assembly. The funding package allocates $80 million toward humanitarian aid, with the remaining balance dedicated to security initiatives, including top-up funding for a multi-year project to train Palestinian police. This brings Ottawa's total pledged aid for Palestinian civilians to more than $600 million since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023.

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• New Edmonton affordable-housing project aims to support homeless veterans

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-05 20:28:30.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Housing, Social Services, Defence, Seniors]

  A new affordable-housing project named Veterans' House is scheduled to open in Edmonton's Athlone community shortly after Remembrance Day, providing 40 independent, fully accessible living suites for unhoused veterans. Developed in partnership with the affordable housing provider Civida, the facility features below-market rental units capped at approximately $900, with rent subsidized by veterans' support groups to ensure tenants pay no more than 30 per cent of their income. The project aims to address the disproportionate rate of homelessness among Canadian veterans—estimated at five per cent nationally and seven per cent in Alberta—while offering on-site mental health, employment, and life-skills supports. Following the Edmonton opening, the organizers plan to construct additional facilities in Halifax, Victoria, and Toronto.

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