Author Archives: Lynda Powless

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The Canadian Press 09/08/2024 Olympics ads and sponsorships can offer big rewards for companies that choose to spend on them…

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Watershed quality is topic of area research project

August 8, 2024 218 views

By Darlene Wroe, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Temiskaming Speaker 08/08/2024 10:08 DISTRICT – A Temiscamingue, Quebec, watershed organization is working with…

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Inuit grandmas make rap debut

August 8, 2024 241 views

By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer For two Inuit grandmas, rap was always for the younger…

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B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake FirstNation

August 8, 2024 219 views

The Canadian Press 08/08/2024 15:11 The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained…

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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing

August 8, 2024 226 views

The Canadian Press 08/08/2024 15:15 Canada’s highest court won’t hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in…

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$37,500 in grants for local indigenous athletes

August 8, 2024 237 views

By Jesse Boily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 08/08/2024 12:45 After the success of the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, about…

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New show at AGGP explores intimacy and vulnerability

August 8, 2024 213 views

By Jesse Boily Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Town & Country News 08/08/2024 13:01 The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s latest exhibit…

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First Nations declare opposition to nuclear waste project

August 8, 2024 283 views

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 08/08/2024 14:40 SIOUX NARROWS – The Township of Ignace has said yes to…

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Two arrested after gunshots fired

August 8, 2024 214 views

By Austin Evans Writer Two men were arrested after gunshots were heard on Indian Line Road. Six Nations police officers…

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Salaries in new contract for teachers ‘astronomical’

August 8, 2024 393 views

By Mattie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 08/08/2024 Manitoba’s first mega-contract for public school teachers will raise general wages by…

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Wildfire burning near Port Alberni is being held, police arrest suspect

August 8, 2024 304 views

By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 07/08/2024 19:04 A wildfire burning close to Tseshaht’s main reserve, located between…

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Manitoba’s landfill search for homicide victims set to begin by end of October

August 8, 2024 227 views

By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative 07/08/2024 17:41 Plans for Manitoba’s landfill search for human remains are on schedule and…

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Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

August 8, 2024 164 views

The Canadian Press 07/08/2024 18:19 More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to…

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Okanagan wildfire prompts evacuation orders, expands alerts

August 8, 2024 191 views

The Canadian Press 07/08/2024 18:41 Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in British Columbia’s North Okanagan as a nearby…

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Inquest jury urges RCMP to review detention policies after Secwe̓pemc man died in custody

August 8, 2024 59 views

By Cara McKenna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter and Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 07/08/2024 18:50 Content warning: This story…

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Hundreds gather for water conference at Kátł’odeeche FirstNation

August 8, 2024 244 views

By Simona Rosenfield, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cabin Radio 08/08/2024 08:00 Amid the Northwest Territories’ lowest water levels on record,…

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