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AFN chief says next week's gathering will set stage for major projects talks

AFN chief says next week's gathering will set stage for major projects talks

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations' annual general meeting next week in Winnipeg will set the stage — and the tone — for engaging with governments on major infrastructure projects.
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Canada's top court won't hear appeal in land dispute at Ontario's Sauble Beach

Canada's top court won't hear appeal in land dispute at Ontario's Sauble Beach

The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear an appeal of a lower-court ruling that upheld a First Nation's ownership of a stretch of land at a popular Ontario beach after a lengthy dispute.
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Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election

Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election

MONTREAL — Tensions are flaring in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake nearly one month after an election was abruptly called off, leaving disagreement and uncertainty over who is in charge and how to organize another vote.
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Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?

Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?

VANCOUVER — When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of “Jimmy” Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be described as a predator by the Union of British Colum
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Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity

Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity

OTTAWA — A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women "pretendians," with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments made about them.
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First Nations 'making history' to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals

First Nations 'making history' to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals

Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates British Columbia and Alaska.
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Minister's office reviewing tribunal order on First Nations child welfare

Minister's office reviewing tribunal order on First Nations child welfare

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's office says she is reviewing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order for parties involved in a decade-long First Nations child welfare case to resume talks to reform the system after an impasse.
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For trappers, the land is their office — wildfires have them bracing for the worst

For trappers, the land is their office — wildfires have them bracing for the worst

WINNIPEG — Some trappers are expecting "catastrophic losses" to their food and financial security this year, as Canada's second-worst wildfire season on record sent swaths of remote boreal forest up in flames.
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B.C. chiefs say Cowichan title ruling 'monumental,' not meant to threaten homeowners

B.C. chiefs say Cowichan title ruling 'monumental,' not meant to threaten homeowners

VANCOUVER — The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling a recent court decision on Aboriginal title on land along the Fraser River a "monumental" development, but says the case isn't about threatening private home ownership.
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Police continue search for teen missing from Edmonton all summer

Police continue search for teen missing from Edmonton all summer

EDMONTON — Police say they continue to investigate the disappearance of an Edmonton teen who has been missing all summer. Samuel Bird, who is 14, was last seen in June, when he left home to visit a friend in the city's west end.
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