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Thousands to flee First Nation in northern Manitoba over wildfire threat

Thousands to flee First Nation in northern Manitoba over wildfire threat

WINNIPEG — Thousands of people have fled from a First Nation in northern Manitoba Monday as wildfires burned closer and closer to the community.
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Doctors, lawyers, artists and First Nations leaders named to the Order of B.C.

Doctors, lawyers, artists and First Nations leaders named to the Order of B.C.

VICTORIA — Doctors, athletes, artists and First Nations and business leaders are all among the 15 people named to be invested in the Order of British Columbia. B.C. Lt.-Gov.
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Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores

Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores

Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty.
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History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts.
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Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 120, with half started in last 24 hours

Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 120, with half started in last 24 hours

The number of active wildfires in British Columbia continues to spike after high temperatures and lightning strikes this week, with about 120 blazes burning in the province.
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Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia to launch seafood market this year

Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia to launch seafood market this year

HANTSPORT — Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia is launching a seafood market with local products caught and processed by its members, as a way to keep profits in the community and help pay for services.
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Supreme Court won't hear case of Ontario man who fatally shot Indigenous man

Supreme Court won't hear case of Ontario man who fatally shot Indigenous man

The nearly decade-long case of an Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man has come to a close after Canada's top court declined to hear it.
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Weston family wants to buy Hudson's Bay charter for $12.5 million and donate it: docs

Weston family wants to buy Hudson's Bay charter for $12.5 million and donate it: docs

TORONTO — The royal charter that formed Hudson's Bay about 355 years ago could soon be getting a new home. The Canadian Museum of History announced Wednesday that Wittington Investments Ltd.
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Manitoba monument to Chief Peguis, planned for 2024, still a year away

Manitoba monument to Chief Peguis, planned for 2024, still a year away

WINNIPEG — A planned monument to commemorate Chief Peguis and the first treaty signed in Manitoba has been delayed again.
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Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves

Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves

The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations.
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