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'Her life isn't forgotten': Tama Bennett's mother remembers her free, artistic spirit
The 23-year-old took joy in building things with her hands and making music. Her mother is left in shock and grief after her passing.
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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Igloolik's Master Carver relies on the annual sealift to bring coveted sculptures to buyers
Television -High Arctic Haulers |
Internal probe hears former N.S. AFN chief may have used death threats to suppress sexual assault allegations
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
Northerners Diyet, Joshua Haulli among nominees for Canadian Folk Music Awards
Canada -North ||
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'Tragic impacts' as community groups in Winnipeg's core hit funding barriers, organizations say
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Bryce Hoye
Canada -Manitoba |
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A closer look at the new faces in Trudeau's cabinet — and what they bring to the table
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
Thunder Bay receives final flight of Bearskin Lake residents as evacuations continue
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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The SHA cutting the Beardy's Blackhawks shows it values money over social impacts
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Chase Ruttig
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Vigil honours Tama Bennett, as community voices concerns about handling of her death
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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17-year-old Sask. author hopes new Cree children's book inspires language learning
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Heidi Atter
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Cannabis sales should be legal in First Nations communities, former chief says
Canada -New Brunswick ||
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'They're kids': Expert on human trafficking speaks about victims, prevention in Thunder Bay
Canada -Thunder Bay |
B.C. First Nation chief wants Alcan to take down the Kenney Dam
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Betsy Trumpener
Canada -British Columbia |
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New clinic at CHEO to address specific needs of Inuit patients
Canada -Ottawa |
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Inquiry into Innu children in care, delayed for 2 years, still months away: premier
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Peter Cowan
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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An open door to reconciliation: inside Ottawa's new Indigenous Peoples building
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Olivia Stefanovich
Politics |
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2010 coroner's investigation raised questions over Thunder Bay hospital's discharge practices
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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First Nations near proposed Sask. diamond mine cautiously optimistic about future
Canada -Saskatoon |
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After 20 years, Washington tribe hopes to hunt whales again
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Gene Johnson
Canada -British Columbia |
Moose Cree First Nation withdraws legal obstacle for NioBay exploration
Canada -Sudbury |
A market for healthy eating in Winnipeg's North End: Bear Clan program helps provide access to fresh food
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Rachel Bergen
Canada -Manitoba |
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The fight of his life: How an Ojibway man stepped into the boxing ring to overcome his past
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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'Like losing a loved one': Quebec dam renaming painful for some Cree
This week, Hydro-Québec officials and Quebec premier François Legault announced the renaming of a dam and generating station in honour of former Quebec premier Bernard Landry. Some Cree leaders support the re-dedication, but for others, it is a painful reminder of all that development has cost.Susan BellNews -Canada -North |Keepers of the Language: Nunavut's newsreader has done it all, from garbage man to mayor
News -Canada -North |Eastmain Dam renamed in honour of Quebec's 28th premier, Bernard Landry
News -Canada -Montreal ||Quebec Cree launch $1M internship fund to bring graduates home
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