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‘Significant failures’ in addressing Indigenous youth mental health in New Brunswick
New Brunswick’s independent advocate for children, youth and seniors released a report Monday saying the province has failed to collaborate with First Nations governments to address youth mental ...
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Groups threaten to sue over which fish should be saved – salmon or bass
By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative reporter A battle that’s been brewing on a famous New Brunswick river between people trying to protect wild Atlantic salmon and others wanting to preserve ...
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With childcare shortages local daycare forced to close
Six Nations Band Council funding denials forcing private day care to close… 42 children could be left without childcare By ...
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Oregon tribe has hunting and fishing rights restored under a long-sought court ruling
Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For ...
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NDP ready to open ‘gates’ to pass Liberal GST holiday bill separate from $250 rebate
OTTAWA-(CP)NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is ready to introduce motions as early as today that would help the Liberals pass legislation to create their promised GST holiday but only if they ...
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Boissonnault’s former company suspended from federal procurement
OTTAWA-(CP)-The federal government is barring a company previously co-owned by a Liberal MP and former minister from bidding ...
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Supreme Court of Canada sides with First Nation in police funding dispute
The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec must provide more money for a First Nations police force after acting dishonourably by refusing to negotiate the funding terms. The top court dismissed the ...
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Ontario eyes new electricity generation sites, possibly including nuclear
Ontario is eyeing three sites across the province for new electricity generation facilities, including the possibility of large-scale nuclear plants. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the province is ...
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First Nation goes to court, accusing B.C. of not consulting over major gold mine
Canadian Press-A First Nation says it wasn’t meaningfully consulted before the British Columbia government “effectively greenlit” what has been called the world’s largest undeveloped gold mining ...
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Six Nations Police seek information on school damages
OHSWEKEN, ON- Six Nations Police are continuing to investigate a vehicle fire and damages at a local school after receiving ...
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Native healer will wait several more months before sentence is handed down for assaulting client
By Keith Lacey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Penticton Herald PENTICTON B.C.-A First Nation healer convicted of assaulting one of his longtime clients during a traditional healing session more ...
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Federal minister to apologize for Nunavik sled dog slaughter
Gary Anandasangaree, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, plans to apologize to Nunavik Inuit for the killing ...