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A review of resources at the Correctional Service of Canada's healing lodge for Indigenous women is also promised, to identify needs there to effectively address rehabilitation and intervention.

Brookfield Infrastructure raised its hostile offer for Inter Pipeline on Wednesday to top the company's friendly deal with Pembina.

The response from politicians and church officials that the discovery is "shocking" rings hollow, she said, as Indigenous people have tried to raise awareness about the issue for years.

Kenney equated removing statues and renaming institutions with erasing from history these figures and thereby not allowing Canadians to understand, learn and grow from past actions, even those deemed reprehensible.

Those struggling with service-related sexual trauma are being referred away from existing peer-support programs, which are largely focused on PTSD and other psychological injuries.

"It doesn't get any easier, it brings everything back to the families," said lawyer Tim Danson, who represents the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.

While MPs, including Liberals, said they didn't support sex-selective abortion, they blasted the law in previous debates as a Trojan horse attempting to restrict the reproductive rights of women, also questioning the sources of information presented in support of the bill's cause. 

Meanwhile, the Catholic Church's role in the government-funded, church-operated institutions has renewed calls for the Vatican to apologize and contribute financially to Indigenous healing programs. 

Okotoks Mark Sutherland questions reasoning for stopping 2021 Rangeland Derby

The orphaned cubs, a male and a female, were relocated by wildlife specialists into a remote backcountry area within their mother’s traditional home range, which included parts of Banff and Yoho national parks.