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Statement by the Prime Minister on Indigenous Veterans Day
November 8, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we pay tribute to the First ...
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Replacement-worker ban, machete sale rules are among the new laws in Manitoba
Bills to ban employers from using replacement workers, enact tax changes, and set new rules around the sale of machetes were among those passed into law Thursday as the yearlong session of the ...
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National Indigenous Veterans Day, Nov 8
Since the War of 1812, Indigenous people have fought by the side of non-Indigenous, despite the prejudice and discrimination they faced here in Canada. At war, they stood on a more equal footing, ...
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‘A tragedy’: Judge urges northern Manitoba sobering shelter after police cell death
A judge is urging the Manitoba government to look at establishing a safe sobering centre in a northern community to prevent in-custody deaths of people detained due to intoxication. The recommendation ...
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Inuk man shot dead by police a victim of systemic racism: Crown-Indigenous minister
The killing of an Inuk man by police earlier this week in Quebec’s Far North is an example of systemic racism, Canada’s minister for Crown-Indigenous relations said Thursday. Gary Anandasangaree said ...
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico is set to reopen
The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, which closed in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is reopening later this month. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Cochiti Pueblo ...
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Failing bridge triggers state of emergency in Northern Ontario FirstNation
By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Ginoogaming First Nation has been forced to close a failing bridge owned by a logging company, cutting off the community’s access to the ...
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Saskatchewan premier says school change rooms no longer first priority, names cabinet
(Canadian Press)-Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, fresh off a challenging election campaign, announced a new cabinet Thursday while deprioritizing a change room directive he had touted as his first ...
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Man facing multiple charges after being found asleep in stolen vehicle
(OHSWEKEN, ON)- An Ohsweken man is facing multiple charges after being found asleep in a vehicle parked at a local business ...
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B.C. gender justice groups call for repeal of Name Act changed over child killer
Gender justice groups in British Columbia want the government to repeal recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names. The ...
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Man charged after noise complaint
A man is facing charges after Six Nations Police investigating a noise complaint found a vehicle with its engine revving on ...
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Canada’s Walk of Fame to honour Manitoba folk and country singer William Prince
Country-folk singer William Prince will receive a top award from Canada’s Walk of Fame. The musician from Peguis First Nation, north of Winnipeg, has been named the recipient of the Allan Slaight ...