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OTTAWA 鈥?Thousands of Indigenous families living on-reserve will miss out on a boost to the Canada Child Benefit when the more lucrative payments hit parents ; bank accounts Friday, even as Liberals put on a national show to promote their signature family benefit.Almost every eligible family in the country receives the monthly, means-tested benefit, but take-up rates for families on-reserve consistently lag behind the wider population 鈥?largely chalked up to lower tax filing rates among Indigenous families.Tax returns are the basis for calculating payments to families. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The government now estimates one in every five Indigenous families on-reserve who should qualify are not receiving the benefit, an improvement from two years ago when about half of families on-reserve missed out on it.Social Development Minister Jean-Yv
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HONOLULU 鈥?A federal volcano observatory has committed to remaining on Hawaii island, officials said.The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which monitors active volcanoes in the state, said the station will remain on the Big Island, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday.Democratic U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono announced the commitment Thursday after a meeting with geologic survey Director Jim Reilly. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The announcement followed concerns the observatory would permanently move to
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