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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains
CP-The Manitoba government announced Thursday that potential human remains have been found at a landfill north of Winnipeg, where search teams have been looking for two slain First Nations women. The ...
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Human rights museum removes Buffy Sainte-Marie from exhibit
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has removed singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie from an exhibit because of questions ...
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In apology to Inuit, minister calls relocations decades ago a ‘failure’
Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Thursday afternoon on behalf of the federal government for its role in the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948, saying it is ...
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Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal
By Sarah Ritchie Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa’s pharmacare program today, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes ...
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Canada takes on fentanyl but Indigenous communities left behind
By Joshua Santos Writer Canada is ramping up its fight against fentanyl, with new border security measures and the creation ...