National Newsticker B.C. to kill 25 deer to test for chronic wasting disease in Kootenay region March 14, 2024 323 views VICTORIA- The B.C. government says it will cull 25 deer in the Kootenay region to test for chronic wasting disease.…
National Newsticker B.C. philanthropists donate $92 million, plan for the future of the Tula Foundation March 13, 2024 489 views VICTORIA- A pair of British Columbia philanthropists are donating the last $92 million from a “windfall” sale of their medical…
National Newsticker ‘My job is not to be popular,’ Trudeau says after pressed to ditch carbon price hike March 13, 2024 414 views By Bill Graveland and Lauren Krugel THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on growing demands…
National Newsticker Overhaul of Ontario police law set to take effect five years after act passed March 13, 2024 387 views By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO- An overhaul of Ontario’s 34-year-old law governing policing in the province is set…
National Newsticker Berkeley to return parking lot on top of sacred site to Ohlone tribe after settlement with developer March 13, 2024 376 views By Olga R. Rodriguez THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- A San Francisco Bay Area parking lot that sits on…
National Newsticker Fishers say closure of lucrative baby eel fishery won’t stop poaching in Maritimes March 13, 2024 411 views By Keith Doucette THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX- Ottawa’s decision to close the lucrative elver fishery on rivers in the Maritimes…
National Newsticker Conference panel discusses aspects of Indigenous participation in the mining sector March 13, 2024 393 views By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On March 5, Saga Williams was featured on a panel discussion at the…
National Newsticker `LIVES ARE ARE AT STAKE’: Nursing shortage leads to state of emergency in PCN March 13, 2024 288 views By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Despite opening a new health-care centre last fall, a northern Manitoba community is…
National Newsticker One person displaced by Wotstak First Nation fire March 13, 2024 460 views By Jim Dumville Local Journalism Initiative Reporter One person was displaced by a fire that destroyed a house on Eagle’s…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nation says racism, doctor shortage persists in regional health care March 13, 2024 306 views WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.- A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system persists despite efforts by the government…
National Newsticker Chiefs, province publicly call out feds for taking back unspent oil and gas clean up dollars March 12, 2024 386 views By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta chiefs are asking the Liberal government to allow them to keep millions…
National Newsticker North Vancouver City Library welcomes first Indigenous storyteller in residence March 12, 2024 404 views By Mina Kerr-Lazenby Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kung Jaadee, author, educator, drummer and singer, has more than a tale or…
National Newsticker Fort McKay First Nation eyes payday with new lease for bitumen production on lands March 12, 2024 371 views By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A potential new deal with Suncor Energy could generate up to $2.25 billion in…
National Newsticker Indigenous resistance mounts to nuclear waste dump near Ottawa River March 12, 2024 354 views By Patrick Quinn Local Journalism Initiative Reporter First Nations leaders took their opposition to a recently approved radioactive waste disposal…
National Newsticker U of L kicks off Indigenous Awareness Week March 12, 2024 369 views By Steffanie Costigan Local Journalism Initiative Reporter University of Lethbridge celebrated the start of Indigenous Awareness Week with a Blackfoot…
National Newsticker We could be in the ocean’: Trepassey residents worried as breakwater fails, mayor says town can’t afford another project March 12, 2024 426 views By Sanuda Ranawake Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TREPASSEY, N.L.- Jim Corrigan is worried. He’s one of several residents in Trepassey…
National Newsticker 17 North Shore women nominated for Women of Distinction Awards March 12, 2024 301 views By Mina Kerr-Lazenby Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The nominees for the 41st edition of the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards…
National Newsticker Child advocate position to remain vacant March 12, 2024 347 views By Kevin Jeffre Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY- Thunder Bay is forging ahead with other strategies to serve children…
National Newsticker Brokenhead bringing in First Nations police to replace RCMP March 12, 2024 401 views By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A southern Manitoba First Nation is transitioning away from being policed by RCMP…
National Newsticker Atlantic newspaper owner Saltwire faces insolvency after lender files claim March 12, 2024 392 views HALIFAX- A private equity fund is initiating insolvency proceedings against Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire Network Inc., claiming it owes tens…
