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Teenage boy charged with murder in stabbing death on First Nation in Manitoba
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after the stabbing death of a man from a First Nation west of Winnipeg. Police say a vehicle carrying an injured man pulled up to the Long ...
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A federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma to be put to death
AP-Federal prison officials transferred an inmate to Oklahoma custody so that he can be executed for a 1999 killing, following through on President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order to more ...
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Squamish Nation carver restores historical totem pole now at Seaspan in North Vancouver
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News An 18-foot, colourful totem pole resembling a bear, frog and thunderbird now stands in front of Seaspan’s main office in North ...
Turtle Island News14h
Supreme Court dismisses appeal from Saskatchewan government involving Métis group
CP-The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Métis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ...
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Another earthquake shakes awake some British Columbians
B.C.-CP-An earthquake has shaken awake some B.C. residents, the latest in a series of tremors for the province. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.1 magnitude earthquake was detected at 5:02 a.m. PST ...
Turtle Island News5d
Doug Ford has big goals but cares about small stuff. It’s how he wins, colleagues say
Doug Ford is a man of things. Things he can see, things he can touch and most importantly, things he can build. Big things matter to Ford. The Progressive Conservative leader is a self-proclaimed ...
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Manitoba school division brings back plan to play ‘God Save the King’ in classrooms
A western Manitoba school division’s plan to reintroduce the playing of “God Save the King” during morning announcements is back on despite being met with controversy. Mountain View School Division ...
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‘It’s a heavy day’: Families react after potential remains found in Manitoba landfill
By Brittany Hobson Relatives of two murdered Indigenous women expressed shock, hope and anger Thursday, after receiving news that potential human remains have been found at a landfill where their ...
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Media, telecom firms ask CRTC to ease up on regulation as they compete with streaming
As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they’re struggling to compete and they want the country’s broadcast regulator to take a lighter ...
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Possible remains found in search for slain women at Winnipeg-area landfill
Potential human remains were discovered Wednesday at a landfill north of Winnipeg where search teams have been working to ...
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Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal
By Sarah Ritchie Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa’s pharmacare program today, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes ...
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Fort Nelson First Nation to receive $1.2 million via Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships Program
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Fort Nelson First Nation’s Tu Deh-Kah (TDK) Geothermal project got a big $1.2 million hand from the federal ...