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Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate ‘go back where you came from’ in forum
Tensions rose during a bipartisan forum this week after an audience question about discrimination reportedly led an Idaho state senator to angrily tell a Native American candidate to “go back where ...
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Gas in this Northwest Territories town now costs nearly $5 a litre
The Town of Norman Wells told residents “we are all in this together” on Friday as the price of gas shot up – the latest economic issue the community is facing By  Ollie Williams and Aastha Sethi, ...
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Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty
The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days pleaded guilty for having an animal at large. The owner was fined $105 and court costs Thursday, the Des Moines ...
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Value of Indigenous spending on city to be examined
By  Sandi Krasowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter   THUNDER BAY-A new project implemented through a partnership between the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), the ...
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Markham signs 3-year agreement to host Little Native Hockey League Tournament
By Scarlett Liu. is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter As part of its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, the City of Markham, along with Destination Markham Corporation, has signed a ...
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NDP House leader laments ‘agents of chaos’ in precarious Parliament
The Canadian Press NDP House leader Peter Julian said there’s more work his party wants to get done in the House of Commons before the next election, despite how chaotic the first weeks of the fall ...
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Alberta threatens new legal action over Ottawa’s revised environmental assessment act
(CP)-Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is threatening another legal challenge against Ottawa’s environmental assessment law, a move federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is dismissing as a ...
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Six Nations own Royal Chapel of Mohawks Coat-of-Arms sparks potential talks
By Austin Evans and Lynda Powless Writer It was not only history in the making when Six Nations’ own Royal Chapel of the ...
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Rally condemns idea of nuclear waste in North
By  Sandi Krasowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Around 150 people comprised of representatives from 12 First Nation communities, grassroots First Nations people and supporters filled ...
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What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election
The British Columbia’s New Democrats released the party’s platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C. Conservative Party has not ...
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Closing arguments begin Monday in sexual assault trial against native healer
By Keith Lacey Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Closing arguments will begin Monday in the trial of a traditional native healer from the Williams Lake area charged with sexual assault while ...
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Hamilton resident facing charges in fatal collision
Haldimand County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a 26-year-old Hamilton resident after a fatal  collision Sept., ...