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Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says
Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press ...
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RCMP identify two men, two women shot and killed in home on Saskatchewan First Nation
CP-RCMP have released the names of two men and two women killed last week on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan. Tracey Hotomani, 34, and Terry Jack, 51, both of Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, ...
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‘B.C.’ child welfare workers lack crucial supports needed to do their jobs: RCY
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Provincial social workers say they don’t have enough family and community supports to effectively care for and protect children and Youth ...
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‘Sport really builds confidence’: Indigenous groups net $24.2 million from Sport Canada
By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Vancouver, BC – Canada is investing $24.2 million in Indigenous sport programs to empower First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. The ...
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‘A two-year stay of execution’: Montana legislature defeats bill to resume executions
The clock has been reset for a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for 42 years after state legislators defeated an attempt to resume executions. Ronald Smith, 67, is originally from Red ...
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So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints
The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of ...
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Junos still considering how to ‘best proceed’ with Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous wins
CP-Leaders at the Juno Awards say they’ve yet to decide the fate of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s many honours with the music ...