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Native healer will wait several more months before sentence is handed down for assaulting client
By Keith Lacey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Penticton Herald PENTICTON B.C.-A First Nation healer convicted of assaulting one of his longtime clients during a traditional healing session more ...
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Long-sought court ruling restores Oregon tribe’s hunting and fishing rights
Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For ...
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Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned
BC-(CP)-The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Métis membership after a local group questioned her claims of Indigenous identity. Madison Fleischer ...
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RCMP investigating death of Edmonton man after mixed martial arts fight
ALBERTA-(CP)Mounties in Alberta are investigating the death of a fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said the man was taken to hospital after he fought ...
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One small solar panel started big East Coast dreams for energy self-sufficiency
By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer A clean energy revolution in a Prince Edward Island First Nation was started by one small solar panel system atop ...
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Liberals, NDP expected to pass GST holiday in House of Commons today
Legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today. The bill was introduced on behalf of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, ...
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Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state ...
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Supreme Court of Canada sides with First Nation in police funding dispute
Quebec must provide more money for a First Nations police force after acting dishonourably by refusing to negotiate the funding terms, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The top court dismissed ...
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NDP ready to open ‘gates’ to pass Liberal GST holiday bill separate from $250 rebate
OTTAWA-(CP)NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is ready to introduce motions as early as today that would help the Liberals pass legislation to create their promised GST holiday but only if they ...
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Ontario eyes new electricity generation sites, possibly including nuclear
Canadian Press-Ontario is eyeing three sites across the province for new electricity generation facilities, including the possibility of large-scale nuclear plants, in order to meet soaring power ...
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Oregon tribe has hunting and fishing rights restored under a long-sought court ruling
Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For ...
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Trudeau delivers long-awaited apology to Williams Lake FirstNation
Williams Lake First Nation has received a formal apology from the Canadian government for being displaced from its village lands at the west end of Williams Lake in the 1800s. Prime Minister Justin ...