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‘Gravy plane’: Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford

By Liam Casey Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford’s use, a purchase opposition leaders say is a waste of money. The premier’s office said the province bought a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet for $28.9 million. It will operate out of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The plane is expected to be operational by the end of July, Ford’s office said. “As part of the job of being premier of Ontario,…

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‘Gravy plane’: Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford

By Liam Casey Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier…

Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay

By Savannah Peters And Jacques Billeaud PHOENIX (AP) — A man charged in the disappearance of…

Sandbags come out as communities from Quebec to Manitoba prepare for spring flooding

Communities from Quebec to Manitoba are preparing for potential spring flooding, with officials distributing sandbags to…

First Nations chiefs call for inquiry into RCMP after CBC report on surveillance

By Alessia Passafiume First Nations leaders called on the RCMP to apologize and demanded a federal…

NOSM University seeks Indigenous placement partners to strengthen culturally grounded health care in the North

By Jacqueline St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor NORTHERN ONTARIO—A northern medical school is…

ABDC hosts entrepreneurial workshop for Indigenous youth

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort St. John will play host to an entrepreneurial workshop aimed…

Anishinabek Nation warns mining industry: certainty requires partnership with First Nations

By Jacqueline M. St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor TORONTO—As the global mining…

Manitoba Premier Kinew to visit Peguis First Nation as community preps for flooding

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is scheduled to visit a First Nation frantically preparing for what could…

Inuit association, federal government agree on two conservation areas

By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and…

First Nation accuses Alberta of withholding cancer data

 Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A critical cancer study commissioned by a…

RDN celebrates Hamilton Marsh acquisition with ribbon cutting ceremony

By Hope Lompe and  Gabriola Sounder Local Journalism Initiative Reporters More than 30 years in the…

N.S. exploring potential transit system linking Halifax to three rural communities

By Lyndsay Armstrong The Nova Scotia government is considering to build a new transit network to…

Alberta eyes accelerated review system for major projects over $250 million

By Jack Farrell Alberta is proposing rule changes that would see Premier Danielle Smith’s government become…

Chief calls for walkway along Highway 17

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com LONG LAKE #58 FIRST NATION — Chief John…

B.C. has tabled provincial ratification legislation for Kitselas First Nation treaty

By Wolfgang Depner The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in…

Evicted residents not required to remove mobile homes off B.C. reserve lands: court

By Darryl Greer The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that residents evicted from a mobile…

First Nations overdose deaths in B.C. drop in 2025, but still disproportionally high

By Ashley Joannou The number of overdose deaths of First Nations in British Columbia dropped by…

B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist

By Wolfgang Depner The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in…

‘Out of many, one,’ says a US national motto. What does that push for unity mean today?

By Deepti Hajela NEW YORK (AP) — The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history…

Sahtu Guardians program likely to move forward amid NGN fraud case

By Claire McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio The Sahtú Renewable Resources Board says a…

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