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AI misinformation leads to ‘mistaken identity,’ concert cancellation for Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac

January 2, 2026 904 views

By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Celebrated Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac is the victim of…

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Northwest Territories facing a hard-as-diamonds reality as pivotal industry wanes

January 2, 2026 693 views

By Lauren Krugel It’s said that pressure makes diamonds, but a diamond mining downturn is what’s putting pressure on the…

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‘We lost a young man’: RCMP still search for suspects in Sask First Nation shooting

January 2, 2026 643 views

By Bill Graveland Security has been doubled on a Saskatchewan First Nation as the search continues for a pair of…

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Police say person found with fatal gunshot wounds on First Nation in Ontario

January 2, 2026 671 views

WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION-Police in Ontario say a 29-year-old was found with fatal gunshot wounds on a First Nation near…

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How an Ontario First Nation fought to keep its Elders at home

January 2, 2026 1410 views

By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For David Wassegijig, life in a Northern Ontario First Nation…

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New border rules won’t change other boater exemptions: CBSA

January 2, 2026 721 views

By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO — The upcoming end to Canada’s remote area border crossing…

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‘We lost a young man’: RCMP still search for suspects in Sask First Nation shooting

January 2, 2026 487 views

By Bill Graveland Security has been doubled on a Saskatchewan First Nation as the search continues for a pair of…

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Elected officials and health leaders talk doctor recruitment and retention

January 2, 2026 449 views

By Hope Lompe, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder, Gabriola Sounder The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has released a…

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These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them

January 2, 2026 383 views

By Michelle L. Price And Meg Kinnard WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second…

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Drug bust on city outskirts puts man in trouble

January 2, 2026 485 views

By Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Chronicle-Journal A 38-year-old Toronto-area man known to police was charged with drug…

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Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored

January 2, 2026 440 views

Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power to residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line…

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Flood of the century: a look back at the historic southern Alberta flood of ‘95

January 2, 2026 491 views

By Nathan Reiter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lethbridge Herald It’s been three decades since southern Alberta faced the fury of…

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Three earthquakes rattle Alaska-Yukon border area within minutes just before Jan. 1

January 2, 2026 507 views

Earthquakes Canada says it registered three earthquakes in the same region near the Yukon-Alaska border within minutes of each other,…

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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq and Government of Canada sign co-management arrangement for National Parks

December 31, 2025 755 views

By Adam McNamara – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter – Strait Area Reporter, The Advocate Cape Breton Highlands – The signing…

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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s new year’s message to Canadians

December 31, 2025 638 views

By Canadian Press Staff Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she witnessed extraordinary solidarity across the country in the last year…

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Internal government records flag gaps in federal dam oversight

December 31, 2025 579 views

By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Hydroelectric dams on public lands are at growing risk of…

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Indigenous explainers: What are land acknowledgements?

December 31, 2025 609 views

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Land acknowledgements have proven controversial – with…

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Northern lights inspire recovery in Telegraph Cove, B.C., year after devastating fire

December 31, 2025 441 views

By Nono Shen Mary Borrowman says she’ll never forget the moment she and her husband, Jim, watched the northern lights…

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In the news: Sask. shooting suspects still at large, major watermain break in Calgary

December 31, 2025 534 views

RCMP still looking for suspects in Sask. shooting The search continues this morning for a pair of suspects wanted in…

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Manitok Thompson lauches three sets of fabric design to promote Inuit language, culture

December 31, 2025 649 views

By Darrell Greer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kivalliq News Longtime Nunavut politician and former Government of Nunavut minister Manitok Thompson…

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