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Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector
By Keith Doucette Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences for seafood as it looks to grow the multibillion-dollar sector, the provincial government announced Tuesday. Beginning Aug.1, the province is ending the moratorium on groundfish that was imposed in 1994, and a moratorium from 2018 on licences for all other seafood, Fisheries Minister Kent Smith said. Opening the seafood sector to new entrants will help drive the province’s economy as processors look to diversify…
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Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector
By Keith Doucette Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences…
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First Nations criticism of Danielle Smith goes national
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Canada has its first Indigenous woman taking as Minister of Indigenous Services
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The Latest: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new cabinet at Rideau Hall
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Burned down Burger Barn is reopening on Six Nations. But how?
By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Burger Barn is back. There will…
B.C.’s low snowpack, melt signal drought, raising concern for hydro power
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AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
By Alessia Passafiume Parliamentarians will be “playing games with First Nations children’s lives” if they fail…
Pikangikum water woes decades-old, chief says
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source PIKANGIKUM — Water issues in Pikangikum…
Gun control group urges PM Carney to ensure ‘timely delivery’ on firearm commitments
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AFN chief calls for review of natural resource deals amid talk of Alberta separation
By Lisa Johnson The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a…
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Brantford Police investigating overnight shooting
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Brantford man in serious condition after being stabbed in early morning altercation
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Nova Scotia Indigenous leader calls on Ottawa to move ahead with review of arrests
An Indigenous leader is calling on Ottawa to begin an external review into why fisheries officers…