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Federal ministers summoned over Fort Chipewyan contamination scandal
A federal committee will grill cabinet ministers over Transport Canada’s failure to inform Indigenous communities about water and soil contamination at a dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. The federal ...
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Quebec First Nation wins court case to quash “Gold Rush” mining policy
By Matteo Cimellaro  Local Journalism Initiative  A First Nation in Quebec has won a case in the Superior Court over online mining claims in their territory. The decision issued late last week ...
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Manitoban artist has fond memories of Baker Lake
They are portraits of beautiful images frozen in time. Manitoban photographer and pencil artist Gerald Kuehl spent a lot of ...
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Group calls for for better pay, equipment for wildfire fighters
Last May, when Jenny Saulnier was home alone with her dog in Nova Scotia while her son and husband were at hockey, she scrolled through social media and saw there was a house fire some nine kilometres ...
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Iqaluit museum improves locks after break-in, theft
By Jeff Pelletier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A break-in and theft, followed by another break-in attempt prompted Iqaluit’s Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum to improve its locks to prevent ...
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Discussions during Kivalliq mayors meeting overwhelmingly positive, says host SAO
By Darrell Greer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kivalliq News There’s a lot of work that goes into organizing an event such as the annual Kivalliq Regional Mayors Meeting that was held in ...
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Six Nations Veterans hold annual Remembrance Day Ceremonies under sunny skies
Six Nations Veterans took to the streets in their annual early Remembrance Day Parade and Service Sunday marking Six Nations ...
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First Nations player continues to have a leading role with another OHL club
By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Many thought that Dalyn Wakely would be moving on after he racked up ...
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Six Nations Intermediate Three-Pitch tournament sunny skies bring out the smiles
By Austin Evans Writer The aggressive gameplay at the Intermediate Three-Pitch Tournament led to a win for the defending ...
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Where will Six Nations be in 100 years…
October 25th is just two days away. A day that celebrates the new homelands of the Haudenosaunee sealed by Haldimand Treaty of 1784. Lands that continue to be protected by the Haudenosaunee ...
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‘For the good of all Indigenous people’: N.L. government discussing implementing United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) – a piece of legislation that was over 25 years in the making – wasn’t adopted in Canada until 2016. That’s nearly a decade ...
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NCN warns parents kids shouldn’t be “running around terrorizing” the community
By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative  A 13-year-old boy struck by a bullet in his bedroom was the victim of a “targeted” shooting over the weekend, in a community that continues to grapple with ...