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Canada funds research into plastic pollution in Indigenous communities
By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Six Indigenous-led projects have been approved for nearly $2.4 million in new federal research funding to study the social, cultural and economic impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities. Only eight per cent of Canada’s four million tonnes of annual plastic waste is currently recycled, reads a report on the Oceana website. Indigenous communities have identified increasing plastic contamination concerns in local waterways, on shorelines and in food systems of remote northern…
Six Nations News
Six Nations Fire department… all about community safety
By Alex Murray, Writer Fire safety and fun were on offer during the Six Nations Fire…
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Editorial
Editorial: What were they thinking?
The CBC and APTN were planning to launch a so-called satirical show on Indigenous issues…more specifically…
Special Reports
The Feather Report – Black & White and Red All Over
Black & White and Red All Over Photos by Carl Pascoe & Rachel A. Powless By…
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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…
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Canada funds research into plastic pollution in Indigenous communities
By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Six Indigenous-led projects have been approved for nearly…
AFN chief rebukes Alberta separation talks in meeting with King Charles
By Alessia Passafiume The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations rebuked the Alberta separation…
RCMP investigating motive in Saskatchewan shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
RCMP are working to determine the motive for a shooting that left a woman dead and…
N.B. power company risked millions of dollars taking shortcuts on gas plant: auditor
By Eli Ridder New Brunswick’s provincially owned energy corporation made a series of poor choices with…
Brantford Police asking public for help in identifying robbery suspect
BRANTFORD, ONT-The Brantford Police Service (BPS) are looking for the public’s help afer a jewelry store…
Ontario eyes boost to protections in school for kids with medical conditions
By Allison Jones Ontario is proposing to strengthen protections for students with medical conditions such as…
Fort Nelson First Nation member honoured as Indigenous hero
By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — One of Fort Nelson First Nation’s (FNFN)…
Saskatchewan wildfires force out 1,300 people; progress made on blaze near Shellbrook
By Jeremy Simes More than 1,300 Saskatchewan residents remain out of their homes as two wildfires…
‘There’s going to be an accident,’ airport official warns of seaplane traffic on Lake Couchiching
By Danielle Pitman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, OrilliaMatters.com Recent float plane activity on Lake Couchiching is…
Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn’t serve modern workforce
Canada’s employment insurance system no longer serves the broader workforce as more people take up gig…
Food tax cut, bad behaviour: What happened in Manitoba’s spring legislature sitting
By Ian Bickis The Manitoba legislature wrapped on Monday its spring sitting, which had the government…
Father testifies at inquest into jail death
By Carrie Ivardi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com Content warning: This article addresses suicide and mental…
Saskatchewan wildfires force out 1,200 people; evacuation order ends near Shellbrook
By Jeremy Simes A wildfire evacuation order has been lifted in northern Saskatchewan but about 1,200…
Catholic board updated on Inspiring Success journey
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald Trustees discussed the connection between…
Wasauksing opens safe home supporting survivors of domestic violence, offering services for men and women
By Shania Tabobondung, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Parry Sound North Star Wasauksing First Nation marked a…
How Trump has used the presidency to benefit himself and his allies
By Will Weissert And Michelle L. Price WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tried to create…
Paternalistic Indian Act is not the way forward
By Jathinder Sandhu, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Megaphone Magazine The Indian Act of 1876 has been…
‘Aukkauti’ play begins Nunavik-wide run in Kuujjuaq
By Dominique Gené, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A play that retells the tragic story…
Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow returns to celebrate culture and inclusion
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The Heart of the Youth…
Two men found guilty of second-degree murder in random roadside shooting near Calgary
By Bill Graveland The wife of an Alberta man gunned down in a roadside shooting east…







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