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August 9, 2024 416 views

First Nations in British Columbia’s central Interior are measuring the impacts of a massive landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River…

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Norway House opens $158 million health centre

August 9, 2024 352 views

By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative reporter Winnipeg Sun A multi-million dollar health care centre in a Manitoba First Nation…

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Residential school doc ‘Sugarcane’ about ‘survival against all odds,’ says director

August 9, 2024 400 views

The Canadian Press Julian Brave NoiseCat initially didn’t want “Sugarcane” to be such a personal film. The Indigenous filmmaker says…

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Province earmarks 176k for Sault senior programming

August 9, 2024 375 views

By K. Darbyson Local Journalism Initiative Multiple Algoma communities were included in the latest round of funding from the Ministry…

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A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor

August 9, 2024 382 views

Associated Press 09/08/2024 If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall,…

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Bell got $64M from jail calls at issue in lawsuit, gave $39M commission to Ontario

August 9, 2024 348 views

The Canadian Press 09/08/2024 Bell Canada made more than $64 million in gross revenues from calls made by inmates at…

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Olympics ads are worth the money — and the criticism — for companies, experts say

August 9, 2024 340 views

The Canadian Press 09/08/2024 Olympics ads and sponsorships can offer big rewards for companies that choose to spend on them…

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Watershed quality is topic of area research project

August 8, 2024 312 views

By Darlene Wroe, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Temiskaming Speaker 08/08/2024 10:08 DISTRICT – A Temiscamingue, Quebec, watershed organization is working with…

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Inuit grandmas make rap debut

August 8, 2024 348 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 291 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 310 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 342 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 299 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 403 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 288 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 530 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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