National Newsticker Search persists for woman swept away by flash flooding in the Grand Canyon August 23, 2024 509 views The Associated Press Published: 23/08/2024 15:56 PHOENIX (AP) — Search and rescue crews at Grand Canyon National Park were looking…
National Newsticker Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation’s lobster fishery illegal August 23, 2024 270 views The Canadian Press A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster…
National Newsticker First Nation and feds hatch plan to save sockeye August 23, 2024 235 views By Hope Lompe Local Journalism Initative Reporter More than 50 years after the Gitanyow first raised concerns over the diminishing…
National Newsticker Business lender allows more flexibility, more risk August 23, 2024 244 views By Sandi Krasowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Obtaining loans — for some entrepreneurs — can be the best way to…
National Newsticker Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes August 23, 2024 237 views The Associated Press 23/08/2024 12:21 A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak after…
National Newsticker ‘Milestone’ bridge announcement made in Pikangikum August 23, 2024 251 views By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter PIKANGIKUM – It’s “a momentous milestone” for seven First Nations, said Greg Rickford.…
National Newsticker Indigenous academics, artists speaking out after U of W professor’s Métis identity questioned August 23, 2024 394 views By Maggie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter WINNIPEG, MAN-Indigenous academics and artists are calling on the University of Winnipeg to…
National Newsticker Regulator issues penalty, conditions on Imperial Oil amid ongoing Kearl investigation August 22, 2024 274 views The Canadian Press 22/08/2024 Imperial Oil has been fined $50,000 after the province’s energy regulator concluded the company broke environmental…
National Newsticker B.C.’s rental protection fund helps non-profits secure nearly 1,500 homes, says Eby August 22, 2024 239 views The Canadian Press A British Columbia government fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings to protect tenants from eviction and…
National Newsticker Preparations for the $46 million Walpole Island land claim delays vote August 22, 2024 332 views By Lynda Powless Editor WALPOLE ISLAND-Walpole Island’s planned community vote on a $46-million land claim offer has been delayed as…
National Newsticker Wiikwemkoong chooses Tim Ominika as chief in upset election victory August 22, 2024 387 views By Jacqueline St. Pierre Local Journalism Initiative Reporter WIIKWEMKOONG—Changes are afoot in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory as a new chief and seven…
National Newsticker Worried about eels going extinct, Passamaquoddy call for end of fishery August 22, 2024 222 views By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Indigenous nation whose traditional area has been at the heart of the lucrative…
National Newsticker Planned ambulance station shuffle a symptom of long-running difficulties August 22, 2024 241 views By Ken Kellar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 21/08/2024 15:48 Following news of the planned restructuring of ambulance services in the…
National Newsticker Addressing dike issues to help Kwikwetlem First Nation move past historical grievances August 22, 2024 266 views By Patrick Penner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For the Kwikwetlem First Nation, upgrading the dikes along the lower Coquitlam River…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by 6 years, says report August 22, 2024 245 views The Canadian Press 21/08/2024 A British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province’s First Nations…
National Newsticker Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands August 22, 2024 230 views By Associated Press 21/08/2024 21:48 A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that…
National Newsticker ‘Gut wrenching’ report: B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years August 22, 2024 236 views The Canadian Press 21/08/2024 20:24 Life expectancy for British Columbia’s First Nations people has dropped by more than six years…
National Newsticker Arviat Housing Association achieves 100 per cent Inuit employment August 22, 2024 203 views By Darrell Greer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The days of the Arviat Housing Association trying to recruit workers from…
National Newsticker AFN national chief promotes child welfare agreement, as expert raises concerns August 21, 2024 212 views The Canadian Press The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there are 47.8 billion reasons for chiefs…
National Newsticker Police charge 10 drivers with impaired over 10 days August 21, 2024 223 views By Katie Nicholls, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY — Local police have charged several drivers with impaired over a…
