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Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine’s tailings dam
A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold. The Xatsull nation ...
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Remote Alberta First Nation awaits helicopter delivering its ballots
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A helicopter carrying ballots is scheduled to land in Fox Lake — a remote community in northern Alberta cut off by ...
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New book on the power of water takes centre stage during political threat
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, scholar and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson admits she was worried that when her book ...
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First Nations Leaders Question Conservative Party on Economic Development, Safety at AFN Forum
By Joshua Santos Writer Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre faced questions from First Nations leaders at a national ...
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First Nations Leaders Press Green Party on Policing, Water, and Land Rights at AFN Forum
By Joshua Santos Writer First Nations leaders challenged Green Party co-leaders on policing, clean water, and treaty land claims at a virtual Assembly of First Nations (AFN) election forum. The event, ...
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Liberal Party Leader Pledges to Implement UNDRIP, Fund $10B Indigenous Loan Guarantee at AFN Forum
By Joshua Santos Writer Liberal Party leader Mark Carney pledged to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act and inject $10 billion into an ...
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Brant health unit warns of measles exposure near Six Nations
By Joshua Santos Writer Grand Erie Public Health is warning residents about several new potential measles exposure sites in Simcoe and Langton, including a grocery store, restaurant, school, and ...
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Local candidates’ roundtable focused on environment and First Nations’ issues
By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Last evening, April 23, candidates in the Nipissing-Timiskaming riding participated in a roundtable discussion focused on ...
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Two found guilty of first-degree murder in death of OPP officer
CAYUGA, ON- Six and a half hours after the jury began deliberating two people were found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police officer. A jury returned its ...
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Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings as election nears
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will ...
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Thousands gather in New Mexico for the largest powwow in North America
Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world. Billed by organizers as the largest ...
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‘We still need to use it’: Musician speaks of Dane-zaa’s growth on the heels of new single
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. — From childhood, Garry Oker was enamoured with the sound of music. Oker, whose new single Tsuu Naa Yeh will ...