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Yukon First Nation decries American push for oil and gas in the Arctic

By Noah Korver, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation expressed their continued opposition to oil and gas development in Northern Alaska on April 30, releasing a statement denouncing the planned sale of oil and gas leases within critical habitat for the Porcupine Caribou Herd. On April 20, the Alaska Bureau of Land Management released a Detailed Statement of Sale announcing the opening date for bidding on oil and gas lease tracts within the Coastal Plains…

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City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies

Brantford, ON – In partnership with the Downtown Brantford BIA, the Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre…

New First Nations Report Details Groundbreaking Dialogue around Native Stewardship of Lands, Natural Resources and Sacred Sites

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Yukon First Nation decries American push for oil and gas in the Arctic

By Noah Korver, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation expressed their…

Inter-agency training teaches Yukon’s firefighters how to work together

By Noah Korver, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News Firefighters from across the Yukon are in…

4 big water projects underway in South Dakota

By Bart Pfankuch/south Dakota News Watch In a wooded site along the west shore of the…

Poilievre: Carney should state what ‘leverage’ Canada has in trade talks

By The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney should spell out to Canadians what leverage the…

Federal audits into accessibility, First Nations funding set to be released

Two federal watchdogs are set to release a series of audits today, including probes into federal…

‘It’s the future:’ Drone training equips Stoney Nakoda Nation members for high-demand jobs

By Leah Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Rocky Mountain Outlook ÎYÂRHE NAKODA – The future of…

B.C.’s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan

By Wolfgang Depner Politicians in B.C.’s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close…

Poverty rate holds steady at 11%, well above 2020 levels: StatCan

-CANADIAN PRESS-Statistics Canada says the country’s poverty rate barely budged in 2024, remaining more than 50…

Tribes sue to halt exploratory drilling in Black Hills near sacred ceremonial site

By Sarah Raza SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North…

Alberta separatists set to deliver thousands of signatures on petition for referendum

A group of Alberta separatists gathering signatures to trigger a referendum on pulling the province out…

Lawyers say ban on naming man in sex assault case ‘illegal’

By Arty Sarkisian, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A court-ordered ban on naming a man…

Crown-Indigenous Relations outlines how it will deliver $4 billion in housing investments

By Kody Ferron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty travelled to Behchoko…

Kanesatake council attends education meeting

By Hadassah Alencar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door Last week, caretaker council member Serge…

PIB marks Denim Day, ‘A refusal to stay silent’

By Keith Lacey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Penticton Herald More than two dozen members of the…

Years in Brooklyn / Tsi Niiohserá:ke Ne Brooklyn Nonkwá:ti

By Arthur Diabo The Eastern Door I really didn’t want to go to Brooklyn; that’s a…

Hyggen exhibit spotlights threatened northern muskegs

By Nicole Goldsworthy  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter/SASKTODAY.ca HUMBOLDT — A new exhibition at the Humboldt and…

Man charged in Edmonton officers’ deaths being used a scapegoat: defence

By Daniela Germano A man charged with manslaughter for selling a gun to a teen who…

Elite coaches from the Netherlands provide soccer expertise to North Shore First Nations

By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News Members of local First Nations communities…

A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand’s capital after a century-long absence

By Charlotte Graham-clay WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished…

Upper Nicola program a ‘gold standard’ in effort to save B.C.’s burrowing owls

 By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A decade after the first burrowing owls were…

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