National Newsticker Liberals table bill paving way for future pharmacare program a day before deadline February 29, 2024 399 views By Laura Osman THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Health Minister Mark Holland tabled a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the…
National Newsticker What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think February 29, 2024 371 views By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP)-Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among…
National Newsticker Now streaming on Netflix: Inuvialuit costume designs February 29, 2024 431 views By Aastha Sethi Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Released last week, Avatar: The Last Airbender, the eight-episode series is a live-action…
National Newsticker MCK in `holding pattern’ in wake of iGaming hearing February 29, 2024 435 views By Marc Lalonde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is in a “holding pattern,” as it waits…
National Newsticker History of Canada’s largest national park reveals exclusion of First Nations people and injustice February 29, 2024 410 views By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation tells a story from…
National Newsticker N.B. teens give birth at nearly twice national average: report February 29, 2024 448 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Brunswick still has one of the highest rates of teens giving birth…
National Newsticker LU highlighted researchers during R and I Week February 29, 2024 375 views By Kevin Jeffrey Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY- Professors and students that dedicate their time to researching specific issues…
National Newsticker Banding together for government contracts February 28, 2024 402 views By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For the first time in Canada, five Indigenous economic groups are uniting to…
National Newsticker Fort Resolution `totally unprotected’ without fire department, says MLA February 28, 2024 377 views By Tom Taylor Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fort Resolution is still without a functional fire department, according to Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery February 28, 2024 410 views BELLA BELLA, B.C.- A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a civil lawsuit against the federal government over…
National Newsticker Mamaweswen kicks off food sovereignty summit in the Sault February 28, 2024 428 views By Kyle Darbyson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council, invited its members to a community dinner…
National Newsticker Indigenous man denied return of guns following seizure February 28, 2024 382 views By Tom Summer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Firearms seized by RCMP will not be returned to Benjamin James Jackson, a…
National Newsticker Ancestral beliefs reflected in modern day practice February 28, 2024 372 views By Matteo Cimellaro Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Indigenous Peoples have long believed that everyone in a community ought to be…
National Newsticker Man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes February 28, 2024 403 views By Matthew Brown THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds, including eagles…
National Newsticker “CATASTROPHIC HARM”: Manitoba First Nation calls state of emergency over drug abuse, overdose deaths February 28, 2024 442 views By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Long Plain First Nation (LPFN) is calling a state of emergency, as…
National Newsticker B.C. First Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery February 28, 2024 405 views BELLA BELLA, B.C.- A British Columbia First Nation is suing the federal government for banning one of its commercial fisheries…
National Newsticker Shooting stuns indigenous whaling village on Alaska’s desolate North Slope February 28, 2024 400 views By Mark Thiessen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)- A shooting that killed two adults and severely wounded two others…
National Newsticker First Nations want to lead baby eel fishery threatened with closure February 28, 2024 398 views By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Wolastoqey Nation says the only way to ensure a safe and sustainable…
Read more Local Newsticker Six Nations residents confused over whether to apply for First Nations Drinking water settlement February 28, 2024 802 views Six Nations residents in a quandry over whether to apply for massive First Nations Drinking water settlement By Lisa Iesse…
Read more Local Newsticker Compensation ranges depend on water advisory, remoteness and years February 28, 2024 557 views For individual applications deemed eligible for compensation, the amount a person receives is based on three factors. “If you are…
