National Newsticker Group fights for sacred tobacco’s cultural future in Alberta Indigenous communities April 3, 2024 1175 views By George Lee Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The significance of a late-winter’s visit to the legislature lives on for its…
National Newsticker First Nation challenging Metis rights in court April 3, 2024 1070 views By Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI- Temagami-area First Nations communities say they will continue their court action to…
National Newsticker Wolastoqey Nation can’t ‘pick and choose’ whose land it wants: Irving lawyer April 3, 2024 898 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Brunswick’s biggest timber company argued in court Tuesday that large landowners have…
National Newsticker `Father of Nunavut’ receives Order of Canada medal April 3, 2024 892 views By Jeff Pelletier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On the day Nunavut celebrated its 25th anniversary, one of the territory’s founding…
National Newsticker Advocacy groups decry federal government’s shutdown of mental health website, app April 3, 2024 897 views By Nicole Ireland THE CANADIAN PRESS Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government’s decision to shut down…
National Newsticker GRCA warns keep away from rivers and watercourses as heavy rains hit area April 2, 2024 838 views By Lisa Iesse Writer SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND – As temperatures drop and heavy rains hit the Grand River…
National Newsticker Woman hopes her mother’s story can ‘awaken something in you’ April 2, 2024 1003 views By Marissa Lentz Local Journalism Initiative A Cree woman is speaking out about Timmins’ Indigenous homelessness crisis after the death…
National Newsticker Tribes blast South Dakota governor’s claim that leaders are benefitting from drug cartels April 2, 2024 827 views By Jack Dura THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Relations between South Dakota tribes and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem have long been strained,…
National Newsticker B.C. introduces bill for First Nations land acquisition, holding rights April 2, 2024 806 views VICTORIA- British Columbia’s government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire…
National Newsticker Birtail Sioux First Nation funded for unique trades program April 2, 2024 950 views By Ryan Kiedrowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It’s an intense but effective initiative promising to propel participants from having no…
National Newsticker Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals April 2, 2024 852 views ZEBALLOS, B.C.- A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10…
National Newsticker Reflecting on the significance of Nunavut’s 25th anniversary April 2, 2024 947 views By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It was 1999, I was 14 years old, the draw was between…
National Newsticker Two sides battle over whether Wolastoqey are meaningfully consulted April 1, 2024 882 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Brunswick’s provincial government and the Wolastoqey Nation battled in court Thursday as…
National Newsticker Secwepemc family launches human rights complaint about Correctional Service Canada April 1, 2024 1041 views By Meral Jamal Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Content warning: This story includes details about the prison system and the overrepresentation…
National Newsticker It’s up to the province to avoid ‘total chaos’: Wolastoqey lawyer March 31, 2024 901 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A lawyer for the Wolastoqey Nation has told a judge New Brunswick’s government…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce ‘sacred covenant’ to be signed on Easter March 31, 2024 1057 views KAMLOOPS, B.C.-Vancouver’s Catholic Archbishop says a ‘Sacred Covenant’ agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that…
National Newsticker With budget mostly silent on climate change, critics say Ontario lacks plan to adapt March 31, 2024 915 views By Jordan Omstead THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO- The Ontario budget’s failure to directly address climate change represents a “gross abdication…
National Newsticker Manitoba budget, set for Tuesday, to include several tax breaks and hits March 31, 2024 954 views By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG- Manitoba’s NDP government is set to deliver tax breaks, and some tax increases,…
National Newsticker Laurentian University’s new president looks forward to tenure March 31, 2024 1109 views By Hugh Kruzel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Preparing for her installation as the new president of Laurentian University on April…
National Newsticker Wiikwemkoong actor building a reputation in Canada, across the world March 31, 2024 900 views By Laura Stradiotto Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jonathan Fisher didn’t know it then but singing Stairway to Heaven for the…
