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With families ‘beyond their breaking point,’ watchdog calls on ‘B.C.’ to support young people with disabilities
By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The province’s Representative of Children and Youth (RCY) says “B.C.” must do more to assist 83,000 young people with disabilities who ...
Turtle Island News16h
2 Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations
A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to ...
Turtle Island News16h
Wendy Cocchia sworn in as B.C.’s 31st lieutenant-governor
CP-Premier David Eby has introduced British Columbia’s new lieutenant-governor, saying Wendy Cocchia’s lifelong leadership and dedication to community service sets an example for everyone. Cocchia, a ...
Turtle Island News16h
Health minister calls on NDP to give Liberals more time to sign pharmacare deals
Health Minister Mark Holland is calling on the federal NDP to give the Liberal government more time in power to sign bilateral deals on pharmacare. “I would put it back to (NDP Leader) Jagmeet Singh ...
Turtle Island News16h
Chief Antoine urges flu-hit Dehcho to mask up and stay active
By Claire McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Chief Kele Antoine of the Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation knows how you feel if you’re a Dehcho resident under the weather this ...
Turtle Island News16h
Jaime Battiste drops out of running for Liberal leadership
By Kyle Duggan and Catherine Morrison Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney. The MP for ...
Turtle Island News1d
Police issue warning fraudsters are posing as police to scam banking information
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public fraudsters are using the OPP’s  non-emergency telephone number in ...
Turtle Island News1d
‘Staggering’ number of families struggle in B.C.’s system for disabled kids: advocate
British Columbia’s children’s representative says the province is at a “threshold moment” for fixing an underfunded and fragmented system of supports for children with disabilities that is almost ...
Turtle Island News1d
Sentence set for ex-priest who pleaded guilty to assaults on Nunavut children
CP-A judge is set to sentence a former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to indecent assault against seven Inuit children more than four decades ago. Crown and defence lawyers have jointly ...
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Ex-priest sentenced to six years for sex abuse of Nunavut children
CP-A former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to indecent assault against seven Inuit children more than four decades ago has been sentenced to six years in prison. An Iqaluit court heard Eric ...
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Little NHL tournament to feature record number of participating teams
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Organizers of the Little Native Hockey League tournament will once again have an important reason to celebrate this year. Last March, the ...
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‘These divide-and-conquer tactics are destroying us’: Matawa First Nations reflect on Doug Ford’s Ring of Fire legacy
By , Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet The same day Premier Doug Ford called an early election, his government announced it had reached a $20-million deal with Aroland First Nation that ...