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Systemic racism in Yukon schools harming First Nation students: review
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News The Yukon First Nation Education Directorate and the Yukon Child and Youth Advocate Office have released calls to action to address ...
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$1 million awarded to Council of Yukon First Nations program supporting expecting families
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News Bibia Nàtsät Ku — a project by the Council of Yukon First Nations — has won $1 million through the Arctic Inspiration Prize. The ...
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Canada Infrastructure Bank surpasses $1 billion mark in funding to Indigenous projects
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached a major milestone, but officials from the Crown corporation insist they will not ...
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles her cabinet, splits health portfolio
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced an overhaul of several government ministries, creating two new health services portfolios and replacing her Indigenous relations minister. Former health ...
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A ‘foot in the door’: BC First Nations buy into Enbridge pipeline
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC — moving billions ...
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CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Smith shuffles cabinet, splits health portfolio
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced an overhaul of several government ministries, creating two new health services portfolios and replacing her Indigenous relations minister. Former health ...
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Eskasoni woman goes from Mi’kmaq warrior to Mi’kmaq lawyer
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post She’s still fierce. It’s more than ten years later, and Suzanne Patles’ demeanour is a little more mellow, but when she looks ...
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Commission report recommends Canada Post phase out daily door-to-door mail delivery
The Industrial Inquiry Commission report on the labour dispute at Canada Post recommends phasing out daily door-to-door letter mail delivery for individual addresses, while daily delivery to ...
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Northern local government conference highlights climate action, housing, and reconciliation
By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Rupert Northern View The second day of the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) conference spotlighted the Nisga’a Nation’s ...
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Alberta legislature adjourns after passing 19 bills, both parties lose caucus members
By Jack Farrell and Lisa Johnson The spring sitting of Alberta’s legislature began under the cloud of a health-care contract corruption scandal and ended with a firestorm of renewed separatist angst.
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First Nations in B.C. want New Democrats to kill fast-track bills
By Wolfgang Depner First Nations leaders are calling on Premier David Eby to immediately “kill” two pieces of legislation that would fast-track projects in response to U.S. government tariffs. The ...
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Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with its legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
By Lisa Johnson Alberta’s bill lowering the bar for a separation referendum has spurred a First Nation to push ahead with a legal challenge against the premier’s flagship sovereignty act. Danielle ...