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Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: chiefs
By Liam Casey Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon, First Nations leaders said Monday, as they ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to ...
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King Charles, Queen Camilla delight Ottawa crowds with ‘momentous’ royal visit
By Craig Lord Thousands of royal watchers gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon in Ottawa to give King Charles and Queen Camilla a taste of Canadian hospitality during their short but highly symbolic ...
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King’s throne speech marks ‘pivotal moment’ in Canada’s history, royal watchers say
By Sarah Ritchie Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets ...
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Les Couchi’s new book traces the history of NFN, from its beginnings to today
By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Les Couchi’s new book, Our Warrior Spirit, presents a history of Nipissing First Nation, from the early days to the present. He ...
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Trump tariff threats on EU, Apple, send US futures and global markets skidding
By Jiang Junzhe And Matt Ott U.S. futures and global markets slumped Friday after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the ...
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Six Nations Police Project PANDA seizes over $9 million in contraband tobacco and illegal cannabis in massive plant shutdown
Six Nations shut down an illegal tobacco and cannabis operation on Chiefswood Road in March seizing over $9 million in ...
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Wikwemikong Tribal, UCCM Police forces each taking steps to protect mental health of their serving officers
By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—They are protectors. They are peacekeepers. But above all, they are relatives—carrying the weight of ...
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NY governor to visit Seneca Nation to apologize for state’s role in boarding school
New York’s governor plans to visit the Seneca Nation on Tuesday to formally apologize for the state’s role in running an upstate boarding school that separated Native American students from their ...
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Trump hosts top crypto investors as some industry leaders fear he’s putting personal profits first
President Donald Trump rewarded top investors in one of his cryptocurrency projects with a swanky dinner on Thursday night, an event that showed the ascendance of an emerging financial industry — and ...
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Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts
An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued The New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as ...
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R.O.P.E. Squad seeks public’s help in locating man wanted on parole breach
Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of a ...
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‘Cows and plows:’ The settlement over a broken Indigenous treaty shows the urgent need for more transparent governance
By Jas M. Morgan Members of the Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve (TTR) in Manitoba recently voted to ratify the Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement Agreement. Commonly known as the “cows and ...