• Elders' home, transitional housing among Nunavik priorities for new federal funds

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-30 16:34:17.0
  Tags: [National, Quebec, Housing, Indigenous, Healthcare, Seniors]

  The Government of Canada announced $130 million in funding for Inuit treaty organizations, with more than $32 million allocated to Makivvik to support regional priorities in Nunavik. Makivvik plans to put the funds toward a new elders' home in Kuujjuaq, Quebec, and transitional housing in Montreal, following the relocation of 13 elders due to structural issues at a previous facility. Additional allocations from the $130 million package include $16.9 million for the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, $15.5 million for the Nunatsiavut government, and $65 million for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated under the federal Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Fund.

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• Experts, Liberal MP hope for full ban on sports betting ads as advocates cite mental health decline

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-30 14:50:39.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Healthcare, Social Services, Governance]

  Bill S-211, introduced in May 2025 by Senator Marty Deacon and sponsored in the House by MP Bardish Chagger, is currently before the House standing committee on Canadian heritage to restrict sports betting ads across Canada. Supporters including Liberal MP Michael Coteau and public policy think-tank Cardus cite a University of Toronto study showing gambling-related emergency room visits nearly doubled in Ontario, alongside a 161 per cent increase in helpline calls among males aged 15-24 since single-game betting was legalized in 2021. Provincial officials from Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec, along with the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, have raised concerns regarding provincial jurisdiction, overlapping regulations, and economic impacts on commercial operators like FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM.

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