National Newsticker LU highlighted researchers during R and I Week February 29, 2024 451 views By Kevin Jeffrey Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY- Professors and students that dedicate their time to researching specific issues…
National Newsticker Banding together for government contracts February 28, 2024 491 views By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For the first time in Canada, five Indigenous economic groups are uniting to…
National Newsticker Fort Resolution `totally unprotected’ without fire department, says MLA February 28, 2024 487 views By Tom Taylor Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fort Resolution is still without a functional fire department, according to Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery February 28, 2024 489 views BELLA BELLA, B.C.- A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a civil lawsuit against the federal government over…
National Newsticker Mamaweswen kicks off food sovereignty summit in the Sault February 28, 2024 520 views By Kyle Darbyson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council, invited its members to a community dinner…
National Newsticker Indigenous man denied return of guns following seizure February 28, 2024 489 views By Tom Summer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Firearms seized by RCMP will not be returned to Benjamin James Jackson, a…
National Newsticker Ancestral beliefs reflected in modern day practice February 28, 2024 491 views By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous Peoples have long believed that everyone in a community ought to be…
National Newsticker Man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes February 28, 2024 503 views By Matthew Brown THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds, including eagles…
National Newsticker “CATASTROPHIC HARM”: Manitoba First Nation calls state of emergency over drug abuse, overdose deaths February 28, 2024 523 views By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Long Plain First Nation (LPFN) is calling a state of emergency, as…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery February 28, 2024 486 views BELLA BELLA, B.C.- A British Columbia First Nation is suing the federal government for banning one of its commercial fisheries…
National Newsticker Shooting stuns indigenous whaling village on Alaska’s desolate North Slope February 28, 2024 495 views By Mark Thiessen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)- A shooting that killed two adults and severely wounded two others…
National Newsticker First Nations want to lead baby eel fishery threatened with closure February 28, 2024 486 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Wolastoqey Nation says the only way to ensure a safe and sustainable…
National Newsticker Groups bring findings of racism at Canadian Human Rights Commission to global body February 27, 2024 487 views By Alessia Passafiume THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-A coalition of federal unions and organizations representing Black workers has filed an international…
National Newsticker Teenager in custody after 2 killed, 2 injured during shooting in remote Alaska whaling village February 27, 2024 533 views By Mark Thiessen And Jennifer Sinco Kelleher THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)- Two people were killed and two were…
National Newsticker CFIB says Ottawa sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax rebates owed to small business, farmers and First Nations since 2019 February 27, 2024 482 views By Ryan Kiedrowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While a promise to distribute a percentage of carbon tax revenue back to…
National Newsticker Inuit hardships are lost amid Canada’s affordability crisis. But this MP is listening February 26, 2024 515 views By Stephanie Taylor THE CANADIAN PRESS IQALUIT, Nunavut- Driving around Iqaluit, Lori Idlout wonders aloud whether the rest of Canada…
National Newsticker Have a look at the whos, whats and whens of leap year through time February 25, 2024 575 views By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP)- Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds…
National Newsticker Kahnawake-Canada relations MOU will include status registration, land management, environmental issues, and gaming February 25, 2024 621 views By Marcus Bankuti Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new framework for the working relationship between Kahnawake and the federal government…
National Newsticker Sacred fire near the Prince Rupert Civic Centre offers place of healing February 25, 2024 604 views By Seth Forward Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A very special feature of the All Native Basketball Tournament was a sacred…
National Newsticker The struggle to trust while conserving nature in the North February 25, 2024 583 views By Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Around 100 people gathered this week in the Kashechewan First Nation High School…
