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Member of an Arizona tribe is arrested for allegedly starting a wildfire on reservation
A member of the San Carlos Apache tribe was arrested Friday for allegedly starting a wildfire that destroyed 21 homes and forced hundreds of people on the southeastern Arizona reservation to evacuate, ...
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Ford highlights promise to speed up Ring of Fire approvals at stop in Thunder Bay
CP-Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford highlighted his promise to speed up project approvals in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on Saturday as he visited northern Ontario on the last ...
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MLA wants GN to assist in replacing Igloolik arena destroyed by fire
By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A week after a fire destroyed the Kipsigak Arena in Igloolik, Aggu MLA Joanna Quassa is calling on the Government of Nunavut to ...
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Randy Boissonnault’s former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years
By The Canadian Press staff The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030. Global ...
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B.C. RCMP investigates swastika graffiti on tribal building as hate crime
CP-Mounties in Fort St. John, B.C., say they’re investigating graffiti including swastikas spray painted on the Treaty 8 Tribal Association building as a hate crime. Staff Sgt. Scott Watson says in a ...
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A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
CP-A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province’s snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive ...
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First Nations oppose territorial claims in Heiltsuk constitution
By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune Three First Nations in B.C. are asking the Heiltsuk Nation to meet and resolve territorial matters before finalizing ...
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Tsleil-Waututh Nation youth artist picked for national Pink Shirt Day design
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A design crafted by a 13-year-old from the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) will be featured across Canada as a powerful symbol of kindness and ...
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The Latest: Judge declines to halt Trump administration’s federal workers layoffs
-AP-A federal judge on Thursday refused to temporarily block the Trump administration’s mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit brought by five unions moves forward. U.S. District Judge ...
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Ottawa provides $1.5M for sports initiatives across Nunavik and Nunavut
By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News The federal government has announced $1.5 million to ...
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Six Nations Valentine’s march remembers Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Jim C. Powless By Joshua Santos Writer It was a day of love and solidarity as men and women came out in droves to show ...
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Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date
The head of Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in to save a program ...