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Manitoba, First Nations group start recruiting workers to search landfill for remains

Manitoba, First Nations group start recruiting workers to search landfill for remains

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government and an advocacy group representing First Nations have started the process of hiring workers to help search a landfill for the remains of two victims of a serial killer.
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More Indigenous participation in labour market would boost Alberta economy: report

More Indigenous participation in labour market would boost Alberta economy: report

EDMONTON — Increased Indigenous participation in Alberta's labour market could boost the province's GDP by between two and three percentage points, the equivalent of $8 billion to $11 billion annually, according to the findings of a new report.
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Ontario premier tasks Ministry of Education with investigating TDSB field trip

Ontario premier tasks Ministry of Education with investigating TDSB field trip

TORONTO — Ontario's Ministry of Education is investigating a Toronto District School Board field trip that saw students from 15 schools attend a protest on mercury contamination that is affecting a First Nation community in the north.
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Saskatchewan man wanted for robbery killed in RCMP standoff

Saskatchewan man wanted for robbery killed in RCMP standoff

REGINA — Saskatchewan's police watchdog is investigating the shooting death of a man facing several arrest warrants for robbery.
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Indigenous equity ownership saw momentum in 2024, but still more work to do

Indigenous equity ownership saw momentum in 2024, but still more work to do

CALGARY — When electric utility BC Hydro launched a procurement process earlier this year seeking new sources of clean energy for the province's power grid, it included a specific requirement: projects must be at least 25 per cent owned by First Nati
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Unpaid hydro bills: Quebec says Indigenous protest 'not a good solution'

Unpaid hydro bills: Quebec says Indigenous protest 'not a good solution'

QUEBEC CITY — Quebec's minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit says northern communities can't opt out of paying their electricity bills.
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'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum

'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum

QUEBEC CITY — Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the "colonialist mentality" as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincial capital.
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Arson investigation underway after teepee fire at Alberta RCMP detachment

Arson investigation underway after teepee fire at Alberta RCMP detachment

LAC LA BICHE, Alta. — An arson investigation is underway after flames tore through a commemorative teepee that was a gift to an Alberta RCMP detachment from a local First Nation.
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Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute

Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute

OTTAWA — Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Sea, disagreeing over a treaty dating from 1825.
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14-year-old girl dead after ATV crashes into ditch, RCMP say

14-year-old girl dead after ATV crashes into ditch, RCMP say

MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — A 14-year-old girl in Saskatchewan has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash that RCMP say happened when an officer tried to stop the vehicle after noticing the riders weren't wearing helmets.
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