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North Dakota state park will no longer be named for Civil War general who fought Native Americans
A North Dakota state park will no longer be named after a Civil War-era general who led attacks that killed hundreds of Native Americans. Sully Creek State Park, in the rugged Badlands near Medora, is ...
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Visitors to Six Nations facing series of charges after complaints of local disturbance
Six Nations Police have charged an Amaranth, Ontario couple with multiple offences after a disturbance at a local business. Police said they received complaints of possible impaired guests at a public ...
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Haldimand former mayor Marie Trainer dies following car crash
Marie Trainer, sitting Ward 4 councillor and former mayor of Haldimand County, has died. In a social media post, Trainer’s son, Steven, said his mother died on Thursday, nearly two months after being ...
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Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for Ontario trucker in Edmonton hotel killing
Alberta’s top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a ...
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‘I’m proud of our team’: Women’s shelter getting federal cash
McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative FORT ALBANY – Fort Albany First Nation is receiving federal funding to help provide safety and support for women and families. On Oct. 23, the federal government ...
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After series of scandals, Quebec’s new youth protection boss promising transparency
The new director of Quebec’s youth protection system promised on Thursday to shed light on what’s ailing the troubled network and to provide more transparency. “We’re going to have to turn on a big ...
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“It’s been a long fight, and we got this far,”: We’koqma’q to receive 125M from feds in land claim settlement
By Meghan Dewar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  The federal government has announced a $125 million settlement to We’koqma’q First Nation for their land claim. They began the claim in 1982 and ...
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Norfolk County resident facing Intimate Partner Violence charges
A Norfolk County individual is facing charges following an investigation into an incident of intimate partner violence. At ...
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Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison
A Washington state man accused of leading a wildlife trafficking ring on a Native American reservation that killed thousands of eagles and hawks to sell on the black market was sentenced Thursday to ...
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B.C. Métis group leaves Métis National Council assembly, mulls removal entirely
The Métis National Council says its election for a new president will be delayed after the Métis Nation of British Columbia withdrew from its annual general assembly, leaving more questions about the ...
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Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school
Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith’s government proposed Thursday one bill that would require children ...
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Aquaponics project grows food in water with koi fish waste
By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  By using the waste of Koi fish to grow fresh produce, Vancouver Island University (VIU) engineering student Jayden Corbeil (Iversen) is hoping ...