Author Archives: Lynda Powless

December 23, 2025 402 views

By Catherine Morrison Ottawa and First Nations faced a deadline Monday to present the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with their…

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Ottawa, First Nations presenting plans to reform child welfare system

December 23, 2025 408 views

By Catherine Morrison Ottawa and First Nations faced a deadline Monday to present the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with their…

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Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions

December 22, 2025 586 views

By Lisa Johnson EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have “gatekeepers,” like…

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Nunavut Civil Forfeiture Office collected $50,100 in four years

December 22, 2025 484 views

By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Civil Forfeiture Office, responsible for seizing property obtained through…

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Police thwart attempt to defraud B.C. First Nation of $406,000 intended for project

December 22, 2025 406 views

Police in British Columbia say they have prevented a fraud scheme targeting a First Nation on northern Vancouver Island that…

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After Indigenous teen’s stabbing, his family says the system failed to stop his bullying

December 22, 2025 471 views

By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Content warning: This story details violence against an Indigenous Youth whom IndigiNews…

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Ottawa, First Nations presenting plans to reform child welfare system

December 22, 2025 428 views

By Catherine Morrison Ottawa and First Nations are presenting the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with competing plans to reform the…

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Kraken’s Brandon Montour placed on injured reserve, expected to miss 4 weeks following hand surgery

December 22, 2025 382 views

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour was placed on injured reserve Monday and will be out for at…

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Police end Thunder Bay landfill search after no new evidence found in woman’s death

December 22, 2025 388 views

Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they have ended a two-month search at a landfill after finding no new evidence…

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Proposed new northern Alberta riding could have increased Indigenous representation

December 22, 2025 424 views

By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News A proposed new northern Alberta provincial riding encompassing 18 Indigenous…

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B.C. First Nations cautions premier against changing UN law for Indigenous rights

December 22, 2025 601 views

First Nations leaders in British Columbia have issued a joint statement criticizing calls to amend the provincial Declaration on the…

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Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke establishes restricted airspace over community

December 22, 2025 655 views

Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke- The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) has made history by establishing a restricted airspace over the…

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Security guards who left Saskatchewan man in cold barred from working at hospital

December 22, 2025 433 views

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says security guards who left a man outside the Prince Albert hospital in the freezing cold…

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Snuneymuxw First Nation purchases the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam

December 22, 2025 406 views

A First Nation on Vancouver Island is all in on the casino business in B.C., announcing its fifth purchase in…

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‘We all share the same goals’: Tŝilhqot’in and syilx foresters learn from each other

December 22, 2025 499 views

By Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Separated by hundreds of kilometres and very different landscapes, Tŝilhqot’in and syilx…

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