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Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand excited about prospect of new city centre rec facility
Chief Mark Arcand says a new recreation facility in inner-city Saskatoon would be beneficial to everyone.
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David Shield
Canada -Saskatoon |
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In Depth
Why on-the-land educators see opportunity in a global pandemic
COVID-19 has disrupted classroom-based education and given more space to traditional, informal learning, experts say.
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John Last
Canada -North ||
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Membertou commercial building going up just as N.S. shut down due to COVID-19
Just as Nova Scotia was shutting down due to COVID-19, construction started on a large new commercial building in Membertou First Nation, but Chief Terry Paul remains optimistic about the future.
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Tom Ayers
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Manitoba First Nations add COVID-19 to worries as wildfire season approaches
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Riley Laychuk
Canada -Manitoba |
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Oil revenues plunge for many Indigenous communities in Western Canada
Kyle Bakx
Business ||
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Music That Matters
Yukon's Dennis Shorty picks 5 songs that stir his memories, both happy and sad
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Dave White
Canada -North |
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Indigenous woman says she was punched, told to 'go back to Asia' while walking in East Vancouver
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Michelle Ghoussoub
Canada -British Columbia |
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Health researcher hopes COVID-19 means new policies for Indigenous peoples
Canada -North |
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No known COVID-19 cases on Manitoba First Nations to date, newly released data shows
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Bryce Hoye
Canada -Manitoba |
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Nunavut Sivuniksavut students hold virtual graduation
Canada -North |
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Manitoba plans to boost rural, northern internet using Hydro-built fibre optic network
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Rachel Bergen
Canada -Manitoba |
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9 P.E.I. communities to have new signs in Mi'kmaq language
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Nicola MacLeod
Canada -PEI ||
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Walpole Island First Nation reports 1st death due to COVID-19
Canada -Windsor |
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Manitoba Metis Federation plans to create up to 700 jobs by end of fall 2020
Canada -Manitoba |
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The Arctic Kitchen
Fried pickerel cheeks, 'one of the jewels of having fish'
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Alex Brockman
Canada -North ||
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Man killed on Sandy Bay First Nation remembered as avid hunter, cook and father of 10
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Riley Laychuk
Canada -Manitoba |
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Sask. may have right to limit gatherings for Indigenous ceremonies, but legal experts caution against doing so
Indigenous |
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Weird sounds from his Twitter followers helped Greenlandic electronic musician create new music
Radio -Unreserved |
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Tataskweyak community members close highway into Manitoba Hydro's Keeyask site to prevent COVID-19 spread
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Sam Samson
Canada -Manitoba |
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Indigenous tourism businesses feeling the bite from COVID-19
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Rhiannon Johnson
Indigenous |
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'La Loche will survive this virus': Seeds of hope in Saskatchewan's COVID-19 epicentre
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Omayra Issa
Canada -Saskatoon |
Music festival showcasing Indigenous talent goes online this weekend
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Rhiannon Johnson
Indigenous |
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Chief, mother say 'discriminating' travel bans make Sask. northerners feel like 'caged animals'
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Guy Quenneville
Canada -Saskatoon |
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First Nations fishermen in northern Manitoba welcome federal COVID-19 relief response
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Lenard Monkman
Indigenous |
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