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Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s Maria Clark named Tofino’s Business Leader of the Year
Shilth-Sa Tofino, B.C. – Maria Clark opened the door to her home in the First Nations community of Ty-Histanis with a warm smile. Caught on a day off as Tin Wis Resort’s assistant general manager, ...
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The Latest: Canada’s prime minister in Washington for high-stakes meeting with President Trump
Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, who won with a promise to confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggression, has the opportunity to do that in Tuesday’s face-to-face Oval Office meeting. The ...
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News Alert: Canada not for sale Prime Carney says
WASHINGTON D.C.- Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Donald Trump in their first sit down face-to-face meeting “Canada is not for sale. It will never be for sale.” ...
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Canada’s resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
By Dylan Robertson The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in ...
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New Manitoba Tory leader says sorry for campaign ads on landfill search
By Steve Lambert Manitoba’s new Opposition leader has apologized for his party’s campaign advertisements that touched on a landfill search for murder victims. Obby Khan stood in the legislature and ...
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Harvard economist reveals factors that help Indigenous Nations become commercial successes
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Not only is he a leading American economist but Dr. Joe Kalt also co-founded the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and ...
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The quest for the finish line: Uttak wins the Nunavut Quest dog sled race for the second year
By Jill Westerman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Jinneal Nanuraq Uttak is the winner of this years’ 26th Nunavut Quest ( Pangaggujjiniq) dog sled race that saw eight participants ...
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B.C. seeks more clean power projects, hoping to reduce U.S. reliance
The British Columbia government says it’s seeking new clean energy projects to provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes, helping protect the province and reduce reliance on the United States ...
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Manitoba First Nation evacuated due to nearby wildfires, one home destroyed
CP-A tribal council representing seven First Nations in Manitoba’s Interlake region has declared a state of emergency as wildfires have destroyed homes and continue to threaten some communities. The ...
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Brantford Police investigating residential fire that claimed the life of a city woman
BRANTFORD, ONT- The Brantford Police Service (BPS) has launched a criminal investigation into a residential fire took the ...
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On Red Dress Day, Northern premiers pledge $75,000 for national Truth and Reconciliation centre
By Eric Bowling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North Canada’s three territories are pledging $25,000 apiece toward the creation of a new home for the National Centre for Truth and ...
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Six Nations Police’ “Project Roll the Dice” sees two facing drug charges
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-Six Nations Police have charged two people in connection with a drug investigation dubbed “Project Roll the Dice.” A Six Nations Police (SNP) Drug Enforcement Unit ...