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Inuit grandmas make rap debut

August 8, 2024 316 views

By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer For two Inuit grandmas, rap was always for the younger…

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B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake FirstNation

August 8, 2024 273 views

The Canadian Press 08/08/2024 15:11 The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained…

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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing

August 8, 2024 292 views

The Canadian Press 08/08/2024 15:15 Canada’s highest court won’t hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in…

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$37,500 in grants for local indigenous athletes

August 8, 2024 310 views

By Jesse Boily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 08/08/2024 12:45 After the success of the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, about…

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New show at AGGP explores intimacy and vulnerability

August 8, 2024 274 views

By Jesse Boily Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Town & Country News 08/08/2024 13:01 The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s latest exhibit…

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First Nations declare opposition to nuclear waste project

August 8, 2024 373 views

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 08/08/2024 14:40 SIOUX NARROWS – The Township of Ignace has said yes to…

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Two arrested after gunshots fired

August 8, 2024 270 views

By Austin Evans Writer Two men were arrested after gunshots were heard on Indian Line Road. Six Nations police officers…

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Salaries in new contract for teachers ‘astronomical’

August 8, 2024 487 views

By Mattie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 08/08/2024 Manitoba’s first mega-contract for public school teachers will raise general wages by…

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Wildfire burning near Port Alberni is being held, police arrest suspect

August 8, 2024 401 views

By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 07/08/2024 19:04 A wildfire burning close to Tseshaht’s main reserve, located between…

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Manitoba’s landfill search for homicide victims set to begin by end of October

August 8, 2024 294 views

By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative 07/08/2024 17:41 Plans for Manitoba’s landfill search for human remains are on schedule and…

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Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

August 8, 2024 255 views

The Canadian Press 07/08/2024 18:19 More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to…

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Okanagan wildfire prompts evacuation orders, expands alerts

August 8, 2024 261 views

The Canadian Press 07/08/2024 18:41 Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in British Columbia’s North Okanagan as a nearby…

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Inquest jury urges RCMP to review detention policies after Secwe̓pemc man died in custody

August 8, 2024 103 views

By Cara McKenna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter and Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 07/08/2024 18:50 Content warning: This story…

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Hundreds gather for water conference at Kátł’odeeche FirstNation

August 8, 2024 364 views

By Simona Rosenfield, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Cabin Radio 08/08/2024 08:00 Amid the Northwest Territories’ lowest water levels on record,…

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