National Newsticker Six First Nations chiefs call for end to New Brunswick commission on systemic racism June 24, 2022 156 views FREDERICTON -The six chiefs of New Brunswick’s Wolastoqey Nation are calling on Premier Blaine Higgs to scuttle his commission on…
National Newsticker Manitoba did not adequately consult First Nations on flood channel work, judge rules June 24, 2022 145 views WINNIPEG- A Manitoba judge has ruled the province failed to properly consult First Nations communities on part of a planned…
National Newsticker First Nation tells Bashaw council development permit process has been “…demeaning, insulting, humiliating” June 24, 2022 174 views By Stu Salkeld Local Journalism Initiative Reporter First Nations from the community of Maskwacis spoke at Bashaw town council’s regular…
Read more National Newsticker AFN National Chief called for Executive Committee to lift “unlawful” suspension June 23, 2022 174 views AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck By Bree Duwyn Writer OTTAWA- Assembly of First Nations National Chief…
National Newsticker Harvard returns Standing Bear’s tomahawk to Nebraska tribe June 23, 2022 143 views By Philip Marcelo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP)-A tomahawk once owned by Chief Standing Bear, a pioneering Native American civil…
National Newsticker Canada joins international agreement to help Indigenous businesses access new markets June 23, 2022 161 views By Marie Woolf THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Canada has joined a global Indigenous trade forum that International Trade Minister Mary…
National Newsticker COVID 19 cases in First Nations communities drop down to under 500 June 23, 2022 161 views By Marc Lalonde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The number of new, active cases of the novel coronavirus in First Nations communities…
National Newsticker Liberals introduce legislation to create national council to oversee reconciliation June 23, 2022 123 views OTTAWA-Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller has tabled a bill that would create a national council for reconciliation _ a recommendation the…
National Newsticker Award winning show makes first stop in Grande Prairie June 23, 2022 117 views By Jesse Boily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is now displaying an award-winning textiles show…
National Newsticker Pope Francis’ visit to Canada to include stop at residential school June 23, 2022 116 views The Vatican has released the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Canada next month, which includes visiting the site of…
National Newsticker Supreme Court to hear Ontario case on treaty payments to Indigenous peoples June 23, 2022 182 views OTTAWA- Canada’s top court says it will hear a legal battle over Crown payments to Indigenous peoples who ceded a…
National Newsticker Kudz Ze Kayah approval is a `blatant disregard’ of First Nations rights: Ross River Dena Chief June 23, 2022 161 views By Lawrie Crawford Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chief Dylan Loblaw of the Ross River Dena Council slammed the Canadian and…
National Newsticker Native American leaders push for boarding school commission June 23, 2022 119 views By Susan Montoya Bryan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)- The federal government has a responsibility to Native American tribes,…
National Newsticker B.C. fish farm licences renewed outside Discovery Islands until at least spring 2023 June 23, 2022 110 views OTTAWA-The federal government says open-net pen salmon farming may continue off British Columbia’s coast outside the Discovery Islands area, while…
National Newsticker Trauma supports lacking for children who witness intimate partner violence: report June 23, 2022 94 views By Brittany Hobson THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG- Louise recalls how physical violence between her mother and father would escalate to…
National Newsticker Lac La Ronge Indian Band opens long awaited wellness centre June 23, 2022 103 views By Julia Peterson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After two years of construction, and years of advocacy before that, the Lac…
National Newsticker Damaged Queen Victoria statue is beyond repair, Manitoba government says June 23, 2022 135 views By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG- A statue of Queen Victoria that was toppled and beheaded by protesters last…
Read more National Newsticker West coast expedition explores deep sea habitat never seen before June 23, 2022 145 views The rocky mountains of the sea. In 2018 a remotely operated vehicle (above) observed a forest of corals and…
Read more National NewsSlider Chiefs register back-to-back one-goal victories June 23, 2022 203 views By Sam Laskaris Writer For the second time in as many nights the Six Nations Chiefs found themselves in a…
National Newsticker Charges against residential school priest brings `feeling of relief’ to survivor June 22, 2022 212 views By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Vivian Ketchum still lives with the horrible memories of being abused at a…