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Manitoba chief accused of child sex assault attacked outside court, trial halted

Manitoba chief accused of child sex assault attacked outside court, trial halted

WINNIPEG — Court has heard that the chief of a Manitoba First Nation was attacked outside court on what was supposed to be the second day of his trial on child sex charges.
Lakota artist smudges the former gold mine inside the Black Hills

Lakota artist smudges the former gold mine inside the Black Hills

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty. He also sees a scar cut deep into the heart of the universe.
Multicultural showcase celebrates diversity in qathet

Multicultural showcase celebrates diversity in qathet

Organizer invites folks from all backgrounds to share their traditional song, food and dance
New Nova Scotia regulations allow retail cannabis stores owned by Mi'kmaq community

New Nova Scotia regulations allow retail cannabis stores owned by Mi'kmaq community

HALIFAX — Mi’kmaq communities in Nova Scotia will be able to open legal cannabis retail stores on reserve under new provincial regulations.
Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada's second deep geological repository

Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada's second deep geological repository

TORONTO — An organization tasked with managing Canada's nuclear waste found one site to store millions of bundles of radioactive used fuel for thousands of years hundreds of metres underground — and now it's looking for a second.
Officer who shot and killed Indigenous man in N.B. did not commit crime: watchdog

Officer who shot and killed Indigenous man in N.B. did not commit crime: watchdog

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's police watchdog says an RCMP officer did not commit a criminal offence when they shot and killed an Indigenous man in Elsipogtog First Nation last year.
Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year "shouldn't have died" British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a "failure.
Manitoba woman sentenced to 10 years for fatally stabbing community role model

Manitoba woman sentenced to 10 years for fatally stabbing community role model

DAUPHIN, Man. — A Manitoba judge has sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison in the stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend, whose killing left a "significant" impact on family, friends and the First Nation they lived on.
Transfer of baby eel quota to First Nations was unfair, says federal judge

Transfer of baby eel quota to First Nations was unfair, says federal judge

HALIFAX — A Federal Court judge has ruled that the Fisheries Department failed to properly consult commercial baby eel fishers when it transferred about 14 per cent of their quota to First Nations.
Author explores rich culture of food harvesting in Tla'amin

Author explores rich culture of food harvesting in Tla'amin

Bilingual picture book revisits sights, sounds and cherished memories living on the southwest coast