National Newsticker Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue April 12, 2024 334 views ZEBALLOS, B.C. -A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of…
National Newsticker European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says April 12, 2024 374 views OXFORD, England (AP) — Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week’s European…
National Newsticker Report finds unhoused Indigenous women in Yellowknife are `over policed and under protected by the RCMP’ April 11, 2024 403 views By Tom Taylor Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A new research report from the Yellowknife Women’s Society (YKWS) has found that…
National Newsticker RBC faces questions on climate, Indigenous rights at annual general meeting April 11, 2024 307 views By Ian Bickis THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO- Royal Bank of Canada faced a steady stream of questions about the bank’s…
National Newsticker Innu hockey association calling for changes to officiating assignments April 11, 2024 363 views By Marc Lalonde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The president of an Innu community’s hockey association is calling for changes on…
National Newsticker Chiniki First Nation invests in redevelopment of Symons Valley Ranch April 11, 2024 405 views By Jessica Lee Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A recent $10 million investment into Symons Valley Ranch gives Chiniki First Nation…
National Newsticker Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation’s infrastructure against climate change April 11, 2024 405 views By Alexa St. John THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT (AP)- The Biden administration on Thursday awarded $830 million in grants to…
National Newsticker Province announces new wildfire training and education centre at TRU April 11, 2024 342 views By Dionne Phillips Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On the heels of the province’s worst wildfire season in 2023, Premier David…
National Newsticker Chief says rescue effort for stranded orca calf four, five days away as plans ramp up April 11, 2024 315 views Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon…
National Newsticker New report slams RCMP treatment of homeless Indigenous women in Northwest Territories April 11, 2024 380 views By Alessia Passafiume THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP…
National Newsticker B.C. doesn’t know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms April 10, 2024 408 views Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig’s life, and…
National Newsticker Ontario bill aims to speed up stalled housing developments, boost student housing April 10, 2024 381 views By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO- Ontario proposed Wednesday to allow municipalities to enact “use it or lose it”…
National Newsticker Winnipeg police charge chief of Lake St. Martin First Nation with sexual assault ( April 10, 2024 411 views WINNIPEG- A First Nations chief in Manitoba is facing charges in the alleged sexual assault of a child. Winnipeg police…
National Newsticker Former Thunder Bay police lawyer charged in OPP misconduct investigation April 10, 2024 417 views THUNDER BAY-A former in-house lawyer for the Thunder Bay Police is facing criminal charges as part of an active investigation…
National Newsticker Fort Wall restoration underway in Kahnawake April 7, 2024 432 views By Eve Cable Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For many in Kahnawake, the Fort St-Louis Wall is an important piece of…
National Newsticker Judge dismisses lawsuit of injured Dakota Access pipeline protester April 7, 2024 414 views By Jack Dura THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)- A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed the excessive-force lawsuit…
National Newsticker Six Nations solar eclipse viewing event for community members only April 7, 2024 497 views SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-The Six Nations Elected Council is holding a solar elipse viewing event Monday, Apruil 8, 2024…
National Newsticker Former tribal leader in South Dakota convicted of defrauding tribe April 7, 2024 449 views (AP)- A jury on Thursday convicted a former tribal leader in South Dakota of defrauding his tribe out of thousands…
National Newsticker An earthquake centered near New York City rattles, and unnerves, much of the Northeast April 5, 2024 450 views By Jennifer Peltz And Mike Catalini THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP)- An earthquake shook the densely populated New York…
National Newsticker Charlie Angus, Parliament’s ‘punk rock politician,’ joins federal NDP exodus April 5, 2024 504 views (From left to right) NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay Charlie Angus, NDP MP for Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing Carol Hughes and NDP MP…