National Newsticker Yukon’s COVID vaccine rollout falls short in First Nations care, engagement: auditor June 20, 2023 482 views YUKON- A new report from Canada’s auditor general on Yukon’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout finds clinics at First Nations communities did…
National Newsticker Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill June 20, 2023 533 views By Liam Fox THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- A survivor-led steering committee announced Tuesday that a tribute to survivors and victims…
National Newsticker Minister of Environment confident Inuit can `navigate through the changes’ caused by disappearing summer sea ice June 19, 2023 529 views By Tom Taylor Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Arctic summers could soon be free of sea ice, according to a…
National Newsticker First Indigenous CMA President commits to apology for medical harms June 19, 2023 577 views By Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has begun the process of apologizing to First…
National Newsticker Judge gives Enbridge 3 years to close oil pipeline on tribal land in Wisconsin June 19, 2023 616 views MADISON, Wis. (AP)-A federal judge has given Enbridge three years to shut down parts of an oil pipeline that crosses…
National Newsticker In Labrador, those caring for a town’s homeless population face backlash, criticism June 19, 2023 442 views By Sarah Smellie THE CANADIAN PRESS HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L.-On a recent spring day in a sandy church parking lot…
National Newsticker Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military June 19, 2023 541 views By Mark Thiessen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)- The cruise ship with about 1,000 passengers anchored off Nome, too…
National Newsticker Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement June 19, 2023 792 views By David Friend THE CANADIAN PRESS Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion…
National Newsticker Canada must combat residential school denialism, special interlocutor’s report says June 16, 2023 576 views OTTAWA-The independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves says “urgent consideration” should be given to legal mechanisms as a way for…
National Newsticker Liberals table ‘sustainable jobs’ bill to back up pledge to help workers transition June 16, 2023 572 views By Mia Rabson THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-The fact Liberals are tabling new legislation to force the federal government to create…
National Newsticker New environmental law moved the needle, but how it protects `sacrifice zones’ is unclear June 16, 2023 543 views By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Reforms to Canada’s leading environmental law are finally here, but it’s unclear how…
National Newsticker Judge’s ruling awaited in tribes’ lawsuit over North Dakota redistricting map June 16, 2023 527 views By Jack Dura THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)- A federal judge is expected to decide in the coming weeks…
National Newsticker Pharmacists can now prescribe some medications and contraception, but more needed for remote communities, says FNHA June 16, 2023 567 views By Alexandra Mehl Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On June 1 pharmacists across B.C. officially expanded their scope of practice, which…
National Newsticker Mental health crisis support goes virtual in rural Manitoba June 16, 2023 470 views By Brenda Sawatzky Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial government launched two virtual pilot…
National Newsticker Evacuation ends in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as fires still displace thousands over Canada June 16, 2023 531 views Residents forced out by a wildfire last week in the northeastern British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge were allowed to…
National Newsticker Indigenous kept from economic opportunities from pot legalization: Senate committee June 16, 2023 486 views By Tara Deschamps THE CANADIAN PRESS A Senate committee says the current cannabis market and legislation has kept Indigenous Peoples…
National Newsticker Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths June 16, 2023 501 views By Jacob Serebrin THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL- For more than 50 years, two Innu families have been haunted by the…
National Newsticker Mendicino offers no answers on why he, PM were among last to know of Bernardo move June 16, 2023 523 views By Stephanie Taylor THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office said Thursday that it was informed about…
National Newsticker Interfaith Foodbank Celebrating Indigenous Culture June 15, 2023 456 views By Steffanie Costigan Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For centuries the Indigenous population in southern Alberta has grown and foraged a…
National Newsticker Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal families June 15, 2023 599 views Republican-led states and white families argued it is based on race and unconstitutional. By Mark Sherman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON…