A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm
By Morgan Lee NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Inside an armored vehicle, an Army scout uses a joystick to direct a long-range optical scope toward a man perched atop the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting across the hills of this Arizona frontier community. The man lowers himself toward U.S. soil between coils of concertina wire. Shouts ring out, an alert is sounded and a U.S. Border Patrol SUV races toward the wall — warning enough to send the man scrambling back over it, disappearing into Mexico. The sighting Tuesday was one of only two for the Army infantry unit patrolling this sector of the southern border, where an emergency declaration by President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring migrant crossings between U.S. ports of entry. “Deterrence...
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Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaiian petroglyphs dating back at least a half-millennium are visible on Oahu for the first time in years, thanks to seasonal ocean swells that peel away sand covering a panel of more than two dozen images of mostly human-looking stick figures. The petroglyphs are easy to spot during low tide when gentle waves ebb and flow over slippery, neon-green algae growing on a stretch of sandstone. This is the first time the entire panel of petroglyphs are visible since they were first spotted nine years ago by two guests staying at a bayside U.S. Army recreation center in Waianae, about an hour’s drive from Honolulu. Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Glen Kila, who traces his lineage to the aboriginal families of this coastal...
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Three workers emerge from B.C. mine after ‘meticulously executed’ rescue
By Ashley Joannou Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. said the three men were safely bought to the surface at about 10:40 p.m. on Thursday. It said Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty — contractors for B.C.-based Hy-Tech Drilling — were in good health and spirits after being trapped underground by two rockfalls on Tuesday morning. “This was a carefully planned and meticulously executed rescue plan,” the company said in a statement. Newmont said that the men had consistent access to food, water, and air in a refuge chamber of the gold and copper mine about 500 kilometres northwest of Terrace, B.C. It described an operation involving drones...
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Saskatchewan RCMP say suspect captured after Mountie shot while at call on house
Saskatchewan RCMP say a manhunt that ended with the capture of an armed suspect began after an RCMP member was shot at a house on the Muskowekwan First Nation. They say the officer was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP declined to provide further details. The manhunt began after officers were called to the home around 2 a.m. to respond to a report of someone with a weapon. When they arrived, the officer was shot and the armed suspect fled on foot only to be captured seven hours later at a rural area near Lestock, northeast of Regina. During the hunt, police issued a warning to the public about a dangerous person in the vicinity. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2025. ...
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‘Positive change’: Protestors walking to send message to governments
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com TIMMINS – The executive director of an Indigenous organization has quit his job to lead a more than 700-kilometre walk to send a message to provincial and federal leaders. The demonstration, led by Tristan Ashishkeesh, began on July 15. He, Sage Iahtail, Craig Koostachin, and Todd Spence are walking from Timmins to Toronto, and are averaging 30 to 35 kilometres a day, despite mounting injuries and fatigue. The walk is to reject Ontario’s Bill 5 and the federal Bill C-5. “We’re doing this in the most peaceful and kind way we know,” Ashishkeesh told TimminsToday. “But if we are not taken seriously by the time we reach Toronto, I will be doing a special callout across the country.” On June 26, the federal...
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Kashechewan arena getting $614K for repairs
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com KASHECHEWAN – A remote First Nation along the James Bay coast is set to receive funding to fix its local arena. The Ontario government has earmarked $614,600 for repairs to the Kashechewan arena through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. The money will go toward replacing the arena’s roof, upgrading bathrooms, and improving lighting and safety features. The work is intended to extend the building’s lifespan and help ensure it remains a usable space for the community. The funding announcement includes a range of projects across the region. Other communities receiving money include: Greater Sudbury – $10 million for a new twin pad sports complex in Valley East Espanola – $1 million to replace the refrigeration system at the local arena Markstay-Warren...
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Ontario NDP leader says Doug Ford must respect First Nations’ right to refuse development
By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles doesn’t believe the province needs to scrap its regulatory regime to thrive through a trade war with the U.S. In an interview, she told Ricochet it needs to scrap its controversial Bill 5 legislation and “boldly” reinvest in the social infrastructure a thriving economy needs. While Premier Doug Ford was meeting with his provincial counterparts in Muskoka this week, Stiles was on a tour through northern Ontario. “I want to see some bold solutions. I want to see this as one of those post-world war moments where we invest, where we see the opportunity that’s presented to us,” Stiles said, in an interview during her stop in Thunder Bay on Monday, part of her “All In For...
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Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
By Catherine Morrison A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29. The report, written by senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives David Macdonald, says the federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028. The report predicts that tens of thousands of jobs will be cut at the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — three...
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Ottawa to appoint Virginia Mearns of Iqaluit as Arctic ambassador
By Dylan Robertson The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is naming its Arctic ambassador Thursday as it seeks deeper ties with circumpolar nations at a time of rising security concerns. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s office says Virginia Mearns will be the Arctic ambassador, which will be Canada’s senior Arctic official on the world stage. “Canada is an Arctic nation, and we are at a critical moment when it is imperative that we safeguard our sovereignty and defend our Arctic interests,” Anand said in a statement. “Mearns will advance Canada’s polar interests in multilateral forums, engage with counterparts in Arctic and non-Arctic states, and serve as a representative in our diplomatic corps.” Mearns lives in Iqaluit and has worked within local Inuit governments. The appointment is part of the...
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Drug User Advocacy Groups Challenge ‘Recriminalization’ in Court
By Michelle Gamage, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee The federal government was in court this week listening to arguments that it made a mistake when it allowed British Columbia to roll back its decriminalization pilot project. Counsel for a coalition of 13 drug user advocacy groups argued in an application for a judicial review that Health Canada didn’t properly consider all the evidence before it when it broadly recriminalized public drug use in 2024. Canadian drug laws are set out in the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. To provincially change drug laws for decriminalization, B.C. had to ask Health Canada for an exemption under the act. It later asked Health Canada to amend that exemption to recriminalize public drug use. The process will see a federal judge examine...
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Housing in Burwash Landing will be integral for attracting teachers: YAEP
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News The Yukon government is finalizing a 30-year land lease agreement with Kluane First Nation to allow for government staff housing for teachers in Burwash Landing. The housing, which will be owned and operated by YG on Kluane First Nation settlement land, will be a duplex with two 991-square-foot, fully accessible two bedroom units according to a July 14 press release. Construction of the duplex is expected to be complete this winter. The duplex is specifically for teachers at the new community school, Kêts’ádań Kų̀, which is currently being constructed in Burwash Landing. The Southern Tutchone name of the school can be translated into English as “house of learning.” The school is set to be operated by the First Nation School Board...
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‘This is the new land back’: Former Vuntut Gwitchin chief plans AI network across First Nations
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News The former chief of Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is launching an AI network across First Nations. Dana Tizya-Tramm is the director of Nadlii, a non-profit dedicated to Indigenous data sovereignty according to its website. Tizya-Tramm spoke with the News from Ottawa on July 17: he was there speaking with Canadian government officials for partnership to support the endeavour of empowering every First Nation in Canada with a military-grade modular data centre. Military-grade modular data centres are sea cans filled with millions of dollars of graphics-processing units, according to Tizya-Tramm. They support drones and soldiers in warfare, but have also supported mining and industrial projects, he said. These modular data centres have the hardware that people use to mine cryptocurrency, said Tizya-Tramm,...
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Carney talking major projects with Inuit leaders in Inuvik
By Aaron Sousa Prime Minister Mark Carney is sitting down with Inuit leaders Thursday to discuss his government’s controversial major projects legislation, and those leaders are saying they have a lot to work through with the federal government. The meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee is being co-hosted by Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in Inuvik, N.W.T. Obed has said Inuit have many questions about Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, and are hoping the meetings clarify the role they’ll play in Carney’s plans for a single Canadian economy. In his opening remarks Thursday, Obed said the fact that the meeting was held so soon after the April election gives him the sense that the prime minister is willing to work with Inuit. “We have a...
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SAIT summer camp helps Indigenous students prepare for post-secondary
By Kaiden Brayshaw, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, LiveWire Calgary In 2009, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) started a summer camp program to introduce indigenous students in Grades 8-11 to post-secondary life. Now, 16 years later, more than 20 students complete the program annually. In early July, 24 students from the Montana First Nation stayed on the main SAIT campus while exploring programs like carpentry and broadcast journalism through the Youth Education and Career Pathways program. The camp wrapped up with a ceremony featuring Indigenous prayers, dancing and drumming, acknowledging the students who participated in the program in 2025. Jennifer Russell, SAIT’s director of Indigenous engagement, said that the program, originally called Res to Res (Reservation to Residency), was created to help students get comfortable on campus. “It really...
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Carney talking major projects with Inuit leaders in Inuvik
By Aaron Sousa Prime Minister Mark Carney is sitting down with Inuit leaders Thursday to discuss his government’s controversial major projects legislation, and those leaders are saying they have a lot to work through with the federal government. The meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee is being co-hosted by Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in Inuvik, N.W.T. Obed has said Inuit have many questions about Bill C-5, or the One Canadian Economy Act, and are hoping the meetings clarify the role they’ll play in Carney’s plans for a single Canadian economy. In his opening remarks Thursday, Obed said the fact that the meeting was held so soon after the April election gives him the sense that the prime minister is willing to work with Inuit. “We have a...
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Man who allegedly murdered serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appears in court
The man accused of murdering serial killer Robert Pickton in prison appeared briefly by video conference at the courthouse in Sept-Îles, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Martin Charest, 52, faces one count first-degree murder in connection with Pickton’s killing in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier federal penitentiary. Charest allegedly broke a broom handle before shoving it into the face of Pickton, who died in hospital of his injuries days later at the age of 74. Quebec court Judge Vicky Lapierre ordered the case to return to court on Sept. 2. Pickton, one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers, was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder. But he confessed to killing a total of 49 women whom he lured into his pig farm near Vancouver. This report by...
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‘Please only take what you need’: ONA warns of low sockeye returns, asks fishers to limit catch
By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The fisheries department of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is warning the community of a limited harvesting season of sc̓win (sockeye salmon) in the coming weeks, due to a forecast predicting low fish returns. Although the alliance is not asking its syilx Nation members to stop fishing for sc̓win entirely during the upcoming season, they are asking fishers to limit harvesting activities and “please only take what you need,” to allow as many fish as possible to survive and spawn in the fall. Chad Fuller, manager of ONA’s fisheries program, said the nation won’t be co-ordinating a harvest for community distribution or food fishery events this year either. “We have to be careful,” Fuller said. “We have to let our members know...
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Grand Chief Diabo walked out of C-5 Summit in Ottawa
By Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Grand Chief Cody Diabo made international headlines last week for being one of several First Nations Chiefs to leave the Bill C-5 Summit in Gatineau, Quebec, fiercely criticizing the Prime Minister as he did so. “It left a sour taste in my mouth,” Diabo said. The summit was meant to bridge the growing divide between First Nations and the federal government for how Bill C-5 was rushed through Parliament with little consultation. According to Peter Graefe, a political science professor at McMaster University, the bill has reignited tensions related to Canada’s colonial legacy with First Nations, which was on full display at last week’s summit. “I’m not surprised that we saw continued difficulty finding common ground,” Graefe said....
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Haldimand has ‘concerns’ about Mississaugas of the Credit expansion plan
By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Mississaugas of the Credit wants to grow and is eyeing land in neighbouring Haldimand County for expansion. The First Nation southwest of Hamilton has applied to Ottawa to add 308 acres to the reserve in the form of four parcels of land along Highway 6. Roughly one-third of the desired land — 108 acres — is currently inside Hagersville’s urban boundary and designated for employment, while the balance is zoned for farming. The band council already owns the land through a numbered company, but Haldimand has final say on zoning and development. That would change if the federal government approves MCFN’s request to formally incorporate the parcels through Ottawa’s “addition to reserve” process. Losing the employment land would mean rejigging...
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Report raises questions about First Nations ownership in major projects
By Alessia Passafiume A new think tank report is questioning how the federal and provincial governments’ sprint to build major infrastructure projects might affect Indigenous Peoples’ rights — and warns that it could end up pitting Indigenous communities against each other. The report by the Yellowhead Institute, “Buried Burdens,” takes a look at major projects through a case study of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project and the Ksi Lisims facility in B.C., which are expected to transport millions of tonnes of gas per year. Owned in part by the Nisga’a Nation, the project has seen staunch opposition from other First Nations communities that did not approve or consent to it. The Yellowhead report, released this week, comes amid a countrywide push to rapidly launch major projects, including pipelines, to...
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