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September 30, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario The 24-hour safe and confidential National Residential School Crisis Line, available at 1-866-925-4419, provides crisis…

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‘This actually happened in our country’: Nipissing First Nation marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2024 333 views

By Rocco Frangione, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter WARNING: This article contains details of residential schools and may be upsetting to…

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Ontario MPP seeks paid provincial holiday for Truth and Reconciliation day

September 30, 2024 360 views

(CP)-Ontario’s only First Nation representative at Queen’s Park plans to soon table proposed legislation, in his own Indigenous language, to…

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One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

September 30, 2024 385 views

(CP)-Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be called in to make an arrest after a man…

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Labrador residents say “inhumane” food prices force families to go hungry

September 30, 2024 382 views

(CP)- A mother in a community where the cost of living is one of the highest in the country says grocery…

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Haudenosaunee Confederacy women earn world box lacrosse bronze medal

September 30, 2024 311 views

(CP)–The Haudenosaunee Confederacy earned the first bronze medal awarded in a women’s world box lacrosse championship Saturday in Utica, N.Y.…

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Dozen First Nations oppose bringing nuclear waste to region

September 30, 2024 409 views

By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Fort William First Nation and Gull Bay First Nation are among a dozen…

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First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

September 30, 2024 297 views

(CP)-The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new…

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Sioux Valley moving ahead with highway project

September 30, 2024 369 views

By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Brandon Sun The Trans-Canada Highway will have a new sight for travellers in…

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Ontario education minister to schools ahead of Oct. 7: keep ‘biases’ out of classroom

September 30, 2024 307 views

(CP)-Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop is telling school boards to keep classrooms free of “political biases” ahead of the anniversary…

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New law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans

September 30, 2024 289 views

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For Johnny Hernandez Jr., vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Southern…

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Winnipeg’s Portage Place to soon ‘breathe again’ as purchase poised to close

September 30, 2024 472 views

(CP)-A real estate developer says it’s poised to close its purchase of a struggling downtown Winnipeg shopping centre and turn…

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Nunavut RCMP say man charged in 1986 death of girl served time for two other murders

September 30, 2024 340 views

(CP)-The Nunavut RCMP says a man recently charged in the killing of a 15-year-old girl about four decades ago had…

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How Indigenous relations specialists are bringing reconciliation to the workplace

September 30, 2024 261 views

(CP)-When Annie Korver sits down with a new corporate or small business client, she encourages them to focus first on…

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A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country

September 30, 2024 250 views

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get…

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Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback

September 30, 2024 286 views

(CP)-British Columbia saw a rare unanimous vote in its legislature in October 2019, when members passed a law adopting the…

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National ceremony in Ottawa will mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

September 30, 2024 289 views

The Canadian Press 30/09/2024 A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony is planned in Ottawa this afternoon to honour…

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In the news today: Ontario MPP wants paid holiday for TRC day

September 30, 2024 304 views

The Canadian Press 30/09/2024 Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to…

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teen receives award, hopes to inspire Indigenous youth across Canada

September 30, 2024 277 views

By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative MATTAGAMI FIRST NATION – A local teen hopes his accomplishments will encourage Indigenous youth…

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‘Like Lego’: Eby says he’d fast-track prefabricated homes to ease B.C. housing crisis

September 27, 2024 309 views

The Canadian Press British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would fast-track factory-built homes as part of its…

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Author Archives: Lynda Powless

Statement by Canada’s Prime Minister on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

‘This actually happened in our country’: Nipissing First Nation marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Ontario MPP seeks paid provincial holiday for Truth and Reconciliation day

One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

Labrador residents say “inhumane” food prices force families to go hungry

Haudenosaunee Confederacy women earn world box lacrosse bronze medal

Dozen First Nations oppose bringing nuclear waste to region

First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

Sioux Valley moving ahead with highway project

Ontario education minister to schools ahead of Oct. 7: keep ‘biases’ out of classroom

New law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans

Winnipeg’s Portage Place to soon ‘breathe again’ as purchase poised to close

Nunavut RCMP say man charged in 1986 death of girl served time for two other murders

How Indigenous relations specialists are bringing reconciliation to the workplace

A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country

Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback

National ceremony in Ottawa will mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

In the news today: Ontario MPP wants paid holiday for TRC day

teen receives award, hopes to inspire Indigenous youth across Canada

‘Like Lego’: Eby says he’d fast-track prefabricated homes to ease B.C. housing crisis

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