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B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health
The Canadian Press Getting a bed at one of British Columbia’s drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says. Les Doiron told ...
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“Certainly deserves to be seen,”: CBU opens Kina’masultinej exhibition featuring Mi ...
By Meghan Dewar is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter Cape Breton University’s Art Gallery recently celebrated the opening of their Kina’masultinej exhibition, which features the works of four ...
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‘Explaining to scientists why art is important’: Nunatsiavut artist-in-residency ...
By Anasophie Vallee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “For me, the highlight is seeing individuals be able to do something new with their art and validate themselves as artists,” said Jessica ...
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Search groups look for six-year-old boy missing from Manitoba First Nation
The Canadian Press Search groups continue to look for a six-year-old boy who was last seen Wednesday on a remote First Nation ...
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Manitoba to encourage renewable energy while acknowledging fossil fuel use
The Canadian Press  Manitoba’s government says it will encourage the development of renewable energy in the province while acknowledging fossil fuels aren’t going away any time soon. Premier Wab Kinew ...
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Dangerous offender who left Alberta woman in vegetative state denied parole
The Canadian Press The Parole Board of Canada says a man who assaulted a young pregnant woman and left her for dead remains too dangerous to be released into the community. Albert Muckle, who is now ...
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Clean water for First Nations needed before next elections, House committee hears
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Lawsuit by Manitoba chiefs urges Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person
A Manitoba court is being asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with Constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person. The contention is contained in a lawsuit filed by the province’s ...
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Local organizations team up to spread awareness of 9-8-8 helpline
Warning: this story contains discussion of suicide By  Ken Kellar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  There’s a number to call if you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, and two local ...
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Six Nations Elected Council exploring recovery treatment centre
Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) is working its way towards a mental health and addictions site on reserve. Councillor Greg ...
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New Brunswick Indigenous group says Tory position on treaty rights ‘troublesome’
The Canadian Press  The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have released results from a pre-election questionnaire sent to the province’s political parties, saying they are ...
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Canada’s physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
The Canadian Press   In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s ...