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Ohsweken man faces impaired driving charge after single-vehicle rollover on First Line
OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-A 45-year-old Ohsweken man is facing impaired driving and dangerous driving charges ...
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Brantford Police arrest one man search for second afte residential break-in
BRANTFORD, ONT-One person is in custody and another remains at large after a reported break and enter and armed suspect ...
The Turtle Island News12h
“It’s not just mining or forestry”: Indigenous defence conference keynote speaker on Indigenous role in national defence
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News Between April 22 and 23, Whitehorse is hosting the Yukon First Nations Defence and Security Industry Conference. Hosted by the Yukon ...
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Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations’ title dispute
By Darryl Greer The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to weigh in on a dispute between First Nations that have overlapping land title claims in British Columbia. The overlapping claims involve the ...
The Turtle Island News10h
Grand chief requests halt to auction of Hudson’s Bay items linked to First Nations
By Sammy Hudes As Hudson’s Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of ...
The Turtle Island News10h
Hudson’s Bay auction of items including 1670 royal charter can go ahead, judge rules
By Tara Deschamps An Ontario judge says he will give Hudson’s Bay permission to start preparing to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company. Superior ...
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CYFN program for expecting families up for $1-million award
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yukon News A program run by the Council of Yukon First Nations is up to win $1 million as part of the 2025 Arctic Inspiration Prize. Bibia ...
The Turtle Island News16h
For Our Grandchildren releases candidate responses on environmental issues and reconciliation in advance of federal election
Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Peterborough Examiner Local environmental advocacy group For Our Grandchildren has released responses to a series of questions on environmental and ...
The Turtle Island News17h
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to represent Canada at Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday Slugline: Pope-Cda-Delegation
By Dylan Robertson Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada at the funeral for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, says Prime Minister Mark Carney. “I’m not going to be attending the funeral, ...
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Saskatchewan medicine man sentenced to 8 years in prison for sex assaults of women
A Saskatchewan man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the sexual assaults of 12 women while under the guise of being an Indigenous medicine man. Justice John Morrall told a Saskatoon ...
The Turtle Island News17h
Hudson’s Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts
By Tara Deschamps Hudson’s Bay is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it ...
The Turtle Island News17h
Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests
A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017 — a win for the state in its ...