Read more National Newsticker A way with words: Political leaders past and present pay tribute to former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney March 1, 2024 1409 views Mulroney is presented with a feather by Indigenous elder Alex Skead before the start of the second day of the…
National Newsticker Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years March 1, 2024 1051 views By Mia Rabson THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- The federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion over the next three years from…
National Newsticker Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River February 29, 2024 1216 views By Felicia Fonseca And Suman Naishadham THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)- A Native American tribe with one of the…
National Newsticker Liberals table bill paving way for future pharmacare program a day before deadline February 29, 2024 1084 views By Laura Osman THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Health Minister Mark Holland tabled a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the…
National Newsticker What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think February 29, 2024 1054 views By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP)-Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among…
National Newsticker Now streaming on Netflix: Inuvialuit costume designs February 29, 2024 1220 views By Aastha Sethi Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Released last week, Avatar: The Last Airbender, the eight-episode series is a live-action…
National Newsticker MCK in `holding pattern’ in wake of iGaming hearing February 29, 2024 1234 views By Marc Lalonde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is in a “holding pattern,” as it waits…
National Newsticker History of Canada’s largest national park reveals exclusion of First Nations people and injustice February 29, 2024 1311 views By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation tells a story from…
National Newsticker N.B. teens give birth at nearly twice national average: report February 29, 2024 1255 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Brunswick still has one of the highest rates of teens giving birth…
National Newsticker LU highlighted researchers during R and I Week February 29, 2024 1114 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 1080 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 1115 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 1146 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 1114 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 1070 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 1051 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 1078 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 1163 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 1130 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 1138 views By Mark Thiessen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)- A shooting that killed two adults and severely wounded two others…
