National Newsticker With 500-plus structures damaged or lost, B.C.’s fire season is among the worst August 19, 2026 2261 views By Canadian Press Staff More than 500 homes or other structures have been destroyed or damaged by wildfires in British…
National Newsticker Manitoba shelter support worker program grads seek to make difference in lives of province’s most vulnerable August 19, 2026 558 views By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press Pauline Pollard didn’t hesitate when asked what advice she would…
National Newsticker Labrador town demands help before it will back N.L.-Quebec energy pact August 19, 2026 481 views A Labrador town that could be transformed by new developments proposed in Newfoundland and Labrador’s tentative energy agreement with Quebec…
National Newsticker ‘Ribeye of the sky’: the hunt for a once-threatened bird reopens in Ontario August 19, 2026 456 views By Leah Borts-Kuperman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Narwhal Starting next month, Ontario hunters will have a shot at sandhill…
National Newsticker Iroquois Lodge Residents Make Move to Brantford Fox Ridge Facility August 19, 2026 508 views By Alex Murray Writer After months-long delays, the residents of Iroquois Lodge finally made the move from a long-term care…
National Newsticker Wildfire season tracking to be 4th worst on record; fire risk remains elevated August 19, 2026 671 views By Nick Murray Canada is on track for its fourth worst wildfire season on record. At a regular fire briefing…
National Newsticker Whitesand First Nation plans phased return for wildfire evacuees August 19, 2026 2130 views By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — Hundreds of Whitesand First Nation members will begin returning…
National Newsticker Medicine Hat police expand body camera program to 86 units August 19, 2026 498 views By Brook Wagner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Police Service has more than tripled the…
National Newsticker Edmonton Public School Board honours Indigenous graduates August 19, 2026 328 views By Regan Treewater, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News A high school graduation is a truly magical time, full…
National Newsticker ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline August 19, 2026 348 views By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is backing…
National Newsticker Man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman granted full parole: Indigenous group August 18, 2026 393 views An organization representing dozens of northern Ontario First Nations says a man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous…
National Newsticker ‘We’re Mi’kmaq first’: two-spirit identity supported by L’Nu communities August 18, 2026 360 views By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The co-founder of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, an organization that…
Read more National Newsticker Six Nations signs MOU with Brantford over development of Brantford Boundary lands August 18, 2026 612 views City of Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis and Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill sign Memorandum of…
National Newsticker Conversations on Indigenous issues should be deeper by now, but myths and stereotypes persist August 18, 2026 491 views By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The second edition of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis…
National Newsticker Rama First Nation poised to put the ‘wow’ into powwow August 18, 2026 373 views By Danielle Pitman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, OrilliaMatters.com An inclusive celebration of culture and community takes place in Rama this…
National Newsticker Parti Québécois says it won’t hold referendum on sovereignty while Trump is president August 18, 2026 465 views By Erika Morris If elected to form a government, the Parti Québécois says it would not call a referendum on…
Read more National Newsticker Highway 54 and Chiefswood Road re-opens August 18, 2026 430 views SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-Chiefswood Road has re-opened after a short shut down just south of Highway 54 around…
National Newsticker Parry Sound school to be named after war hero Francis Pegahmagabow August 18, 2026 353 views By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca The Near North District School Board (NNDSB) will name its new elementary…
Read more National Newsticker Rivermen qualify for Presidents Cup by capturing OSL title August 18, 2026 425 views By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Rivermen will be heading west in the hopes of adding to their 2026…
National Newsticker Inaugural reconciliation report finds progress, warns structural barriers remain August 18, 2026 542 views By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Canada entered its most active period of federal reconciliation work since the…
