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Wildfire near Splatsin First Nation grew overnight – Vernon Matters
Aug 5, 2024 A wildfire that sparked in the North Okanagan saw some growth over the past 24 hours. The fire was discovered near the Splatsin First Nation near Armstrong…
Assembly of First Nations Calls for Equitable Health Care and Dedicated Council of the Federation Meeting on Indigenous Priorities
Press Release (July 15, 2024 – Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia) –Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) participated in the Council of the Federation (COF) Summer Meeting, held from July…
TikTok star and All My Relations basketball player shares inspiring message ahead of All-Native – FNHA
Feb 07, 2024 Laura Lewis is a First Nations woman of many talents. She’s a member of the All My Relations women’s basketball team from Vancouver who can shoot three-pointers, dribble between…
Cancer-care centre an ambition for Nunavut – Niagara falls review
February 5, 2024 Nunavut first began offering oncology services in-territory in July 2022, when an Iqaluit doctor, a team of physicians from The Ottawa Hospital and the Indigenous Cancer Care…
Elders, programming suffering after Carry the Kettle First Nation’s band money frozen – CBC
Jul 24, 2023 Internal governance dispute leads to Indigenous Services Canada holding funds An internal governance dispute is now impacting people in Carry the Kettle First Nation directly. A statement…
NHL alum’s message in PG calls for end to suicide cycle within Indigenous communities – My Prince George Now
Mar. 23rd, 2023 Former NHL player Jordin Tootoo gave an uplifting speech to cap off the three-day Northern Addictions Engagement and Knowledge Exchange Forum at the Prince George Conference and…
Hamilton police officer pleads guilty to assaulting Indigenous man during arrest – CBC
Feb 07, 2023 Acting Sgt. Brian Wren reportedly stomped and kicked Patrick Tomchuk’s head 13 times An acting sergeant with the Hamilton Police Service pleaded guilty Monday after being charged…
Saskatoon pharmacy disciplined for overbilling Indigenous Services Canada – northeastNOW
Feb 1, 2023 After the pharmacy manager blew the whistle, SRx Pharma Inc. — which runs a pharmacy in Saskatoon — has been found guilty of misconduct. According to the…
IRC honours Inuvialuit through Nanilavut Commemorative Ceremonies
Press Release [Edmonton] – Inuit were greatly affected by the tuberculosis epidemic in Canada from the 1940s to the 1960s. Many succumbed to the illness and were buried in cemeteries…
Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools – Reuters
MASKWACIS, Alberta, July 25 (Reuters) – Pope Francis apologized on Monday to Canada’s native people on their land for the Church’s role in schools where indigenous children were abused, calling…
