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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…

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The CBC and APTN were planning to launch a so-called satirical show on Indigenous issues…more specifically…

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The Feather Report – Black & White and Red All Over

Black & White and Red All Over Photos by Carl Pascoe & Rachel A. Powless By…

The Feather Report Summer Blues

MEET THE CHIEF: Garden River Chief Andy Rickard and council work to keep community COVID-19 safe

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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

Statement by Minister Wilson-Raybould on the accomplishments of 2016

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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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