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Weather warning in effect for Six Nations, Brant County areas
Six Nations of the Grand River is under a weather alert with a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. Environment Canada has issued a warning that severe winds with  damaging gusts of up to 110km/hr ...
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Conservative Larry Brock wins Brantford—Brant South—SixNations
Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator “You are all my masters,” Conservative MP Larry Brock told supporters at the Brantford Polish Hall after winning ...
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Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here’s what he’s done and not done
The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises. With a compliant Republican ...
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‘#Skoden’ doc shows ‘kind and gentle’ side of unhoused Indigenous man who became a meme
By Alex Nino Gheciu Pernell Bad Arm never asked to become a meme. But in the early 2010s, a photo of the First Nations man — clad in a windbreaker with his fists up in a fighter’s stance, his gaze ...
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Kahkewistahâw First Nation receives $133.6 million in Cows and Plows settlement
By Ryan Kiedrowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The World-Spectator Federal government dollars to compensate Saskatchewan First Nations for undelivered treaty benefits have started reaching ...
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Five pivotal moments in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities in the Americas
Here are five pivotal moments in Pope Francis’ relations with Native communities. Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9, 2015 At a world summit of activists against social inequality, Francis asked “forgiveness ...
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Man from Nova Scotia First Nation charged with assaulting DFO officer with car
CP-The Mounties are alleging that a man from a Mi’kmaq First Nation struck a fisheries officer with his car as the officer was attempting to carry out an inspection early Saturday. RCMP say in a ...
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Liberals to form government again as PCs and NDP take hit
Canada has another Liberal government in Ottawa after an early morning win saw newcomer Liberal candidate Mark Carney  taking over as Prime Minister- elect in a hard fought election battle that saw ...
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The next pope will inherit Pope Francis’ mixed legacy with Indigenous people
By Peter Smith Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people throughout the Americas. Some found Francis to be a reconciling ...
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CANADA ELECTION 2025: Indigenous rights advocate questions reconciliation talk, says politicians better ‘hold true’ to their promises
By Megan Hederson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Joyce Jonathan Crone, founder of the newly registered charity Hope Arises Project in Huntsville, is calling for true leadership and ...
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Second annual Indigenous language revitalization event took over Pomeroy Sports Centre
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The topic of Indigenous language revitalization was at the forefront of an event held in Fort St. John during April’s last ...
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The Latest: FBI arrests a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration agents
The FBI on Friday arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away from a man they were trying to take into custody at her courthouse. The ...