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Lawsuit by Manitoba chiefs urges Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person
A Manitoba court is being asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with Constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person. The contention is contained in a lawsuit filed by the province’s ...
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Métis Nation Saskatchewan leaves national council, cites concerns with Ontario group
The Canadian Press The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan has pulled out of a national body representing Métis, citing problems with the Métis Nation of Ontario. In a resolution passed this morning, the ...
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Grays Bay road and port could be $1B project, proponent estimates
By  Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nunatsiaq News The estimated cost of the proposed Grays Bay road and port project, which would connect resource-rich western Nunavut to the ...
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New Brunswick Tory leader kicks off provincial election campaign with fed-bashing
The Canadian Press As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs started his election campaign Thursday, he claimed his main rivals were already planning a power-sharing deal similar to the now-defunct one ...
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NWT artists a hit at ‘awesome’ Santa Fe Indian Market
By Tom Taylor Local Journalism Inititative Reporter John Sabourin and his fellow NWT artists were well received at the recent Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico. “A lot of people were really curious ...
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New channel aims to revitalize endangered Indigenous languages
By  John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Lisa Perley-Dutcher isn’t big on TV and doesn’t normally turn on the set. But she says it was nice to come home recently after a long workday ...
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Local organizations team up to spread awareness of 9-8-8 helpline
Warning: this story contains discussion of suicide By  Ken Kellar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  There’s a number to call if you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, and two local ...
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Canada’s physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
The Canadian Press   In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s ...
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Conservatives deny link to protesters that harassed Singh after Liberals blame them
The Canadian Press Conservatives are denying any association with protesters who harassed Jagmeet Singh, among others, outside of Parliament Hill this week after Liberal ministers accused them of ...
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New Brunswick Indigenous group says Tory position on treaty rights ‘troublesome’
The Canadian Press  The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have released results from a pre-election questionnaire sent to the province’s political parties, saying they are ...
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N.B. election: Parties’ answers on treaty rights, taxes, Indigenous participation
The Canadian Press The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick distributed a survey on Indigenous issues to political parties ahead of the provincial election, which is scheduled to kick ...
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Teen draws from her life to pen award-winning story
McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative TimminsToday.com MATTAGAMI FIRST NATION –  A local teen hopes her award-winning story will inspire other people to follow their dreams. Tatum Naveau, a 17-year-old ...