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One dead, two hurt in Sandy Lake First Nation house fire
CP-Police say one person was found dead and two others were injured after a home caught fire in Sandy Lake First Nation earlier this week. Nishnawbe Aski Police Service says officers responded to a ...
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Saskatchewan government involving Métis group
CP-The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Métis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ...
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Indigenous language showcased on new West Coast bus stop signs, a first for BC Transit
Shilth-Sa West Coast, BC – BC Transit has incorporated Nuu-chah-nulth language on all the new bus stop signs within the refreshed West Coast Transit System, a historical first for the province’s ...
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Fraudulent Status Cards Circulate In Sault Ste. Marie In Attempts To Gain Services
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION- First Nation communities are being warned to be on the look out for fraudulent status cards that have begun circulating in Ontario. Reports of the fake cards have surfaced at ...
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Exhibit at McMichael gallery to feature life’s changes in Nunavut village
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com ​A new exhibit at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection will feature works that showcase societal changes in Kinngait, an Inuit ...
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Doug Ford has big goals but cares about small stuff. It’s how he wins, colleagues say
Doug Ford is a man of things. Things he can see, things he can touch and most importantly, things he can build. Big things matter to Ford. The Progressive Conservative leader is a self-proclaimed ...
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Manitoba school division brings back plan to play ‘God Save the King’ in classrooms
A western Manitoba school division’s plan to reintroduce the playing of “God Save the King” during morning announcements is back on despite being met with controversy. Mountain View School Division ...
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‘It’s a heavy day’: Families react after potential remains found in Manitoba landfill
By Brittany Hobson Relatives of two murdered Indigenous women expressed shock, hope and anger Thursday, after receiving news that potential human remains have been found at a landfill where their ...
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New Indigenous Justice Centre in Kamloops to help ‘strengthen community safety’
By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Content warning: This article includes statistics of sexual abuse, violence, the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, ...
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Media, telecom firms ask CRTC to ease up on regulation as they compete with streaming
As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they’re struggling to compete and they want the country’s broadcast regulator to take a lighter ...
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Possible remains found in search for slain women at Winnipeg-area landfill
Potential human remains were discovered Wednesday at a landfill north of Winnipeg where search teams have been working to ...
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Dauphin-area school division revives ‘outdated’ royal anthem tradition; rainbow, treaty flags banned
By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dauphin-area schools are once again being asked to play the royal anthem daily to align themselves with a dusty and controversial government ...