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Main political parties won't say how, or if, they're vetting Indigenous candidates

Main political parties won't say how, or if, they're vetting Indigenous candidates

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives and NDP won't say how or if they're vetting their candidates' claims to Indigenous identity — even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shifting statements about his background.
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Cost of Winnipeg Bay store redevelopment jumps to $310M: First Nations group

Cost of Winnipeg Bay store redevelopment jumps to $310M: First Nations group

WINNIPEG — A First Nations-led project to redevelop the historic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg to advance reconciliation has doubled in cost nearly three years after it started.
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Can a virtual reality residential school, developed with Survivors, improve empathy toward Indigenous people?

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Iloradanon H.
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B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source

B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government "did not follow the law" when it approved range use plans that near the Halfway River First Nation's watershed and at its culturally significant sites.
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Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure

Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure

IQALUIT — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families.
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Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

VANCOUVER — Laura Holland says she's "tired of waiting" for justice for her smart and affectionate son, who was killed by police in Campbell River, B.C., in July 2021. The B.C.
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First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

POWELL RIVER, B.C. — The Tla'amin First Nation and forestry giant Domtar have reached an agreement for the nation to reacquire a large portion of a historic village site along the B.C. Sunshine Coast.
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Judge won't review decision not to charge Edmonton officer who kicked Indigenous teen

Judge won't review decision not to charge Edmonton officer who kicked Indigenous teen

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge won't be reviewing the Crown's decision not to charge an Edmonton police officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the head five years ago.
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Trump’s tariffs threaten Indigenous businesses in Canada — the government must take action

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Andrew J.
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How one research project is ‘re-neighbouring’ two Indigenous communities

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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