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New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister
By Wolfgang Depner New legislation proposed in British Columbia would accelerate major public and private projects, including mines and other natural resource operations, Infrastructure Minister ...
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Indigenous Leaders Urge Hudson Bay Company Not to Sell Sacred Artifacts
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News (ANNews) – Indigenous groups are cautioning against the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) intention to auction off its collection ...
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Court gives green light to part of ’60s Scoop’ class action
By Alessia Passafiume The Federal Court has rejected the federal government’s motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Métis who ...
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Alberta Premier Smith punts suggestions she’s stoking separatism talk
By Lisa Johnson Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is deflecting accusations that she’s stoking the fires of separatism, despite her government moving to lower the bar for holding a referendum. Earlier ...
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Two fly-in First Nations along James Bay evacuating amid spring flooding
CP-A fly-in First Nation on the shore of James Bay in northern Ontario has asked its community members to evacuate after spring flooding cut off the road to its airport. The Kashechewan First Nation ...
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Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson’s Bay to return ceremonial items
By Brittany Hobson The Assembly of First Nations is joining calls for Hudson’s Bay to immediately halt the sale of artifacts and return any cultural, ceremonial and sacred items to the Indigenous ...
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New guide will help Indigenous-owned electrical utilities be successful
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On the final day of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference in Toronto, which concluded April 29, co-emcee Jesse McCormick ...
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Alberta’s top court dismisses Crown appeal of sentence of man in Calgary chef murder
The Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected a request to review the sentence given to a man convicted in the death of a well-known Calgary chef. Anthony Dodgson was found guilty in 2023 by a jury of ...
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For Mi’kmaq fishers working within Ottawa’s baby eel rules, it’s a ‘peaceful’ season
By Michael Tutton Some Mi’kmaq harvesters say working within Ottawa’s quotas for the contentious baby eel fishery is helping calm the tense atmosphere in their river workplaces. In the shallows of the ...
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Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver’s mayor says
By Chuck Chiang People are “sick and tired” of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said ...
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Rapidly rising river has Fort Albany bracing for flooding
McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com FORT ALBANY – As the Albany River continues to rise rapidly, residents of Fort Albany First Nation are preparing for the worst while hoping for ...
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Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik
By Maura Forrest Elections Canada says it will investigate “shortcomings” that prevented some people in Nunavik from casting their vote in Monday’s federal election. In a statement Wednesday, chief ...