People in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., are gathering to celebrate a major victory for their community: the establishment of the Ts’udé Nilįné Tueyata protected area. The establishment agreement to protect the area near the community is being officially signed today. Ts’udé Nilįné Tueyata, known in English as the Ramparts River and Wetlands, is a sacred site…
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A second day of arguments unfolds before the Federal Court on Tuesday over the federal government’s efforts to quash a human rights tribunal order to compensate First Nations children impacted by the on-reserve child welfare system. At issue this week is a federal government motion to stay — or pause the order — until the court rules on…
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The Trudeau government announced Monday it’s planning to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of First Nations children affected by the on-reserve child welfare system, while its lawyers launched arguments in a courtroom aimed at torpedoing a human rights tribunal order that it pay compensation to many of the same affected children. Justice Minister David…
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The mother of a Manitoba solider who died in 2017 is suing the federal government for negligence in the death of her son. Cpl. Nolan Caribou, 26, died by suicide in November 2017 while at CFB Shilo, in southwestern Manitoba, for a training exercise. He had served as an infantryman with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, a reserve regiment, for…
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The federally owned Trans Mountain Corporation is monitoring pipeline opponents and designating some as persons of interest who warrant closer scrutiny, according to internal records provided to CBC News. The Trans Mountain documents show its security officials recorded the names of individuals who posted anti-pipeline videos and statements on social media, along with the names of…
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Every two weeks, a group of 50 or 60 men cram into a makeshift bingo hall in Vancouver’s poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. They share a hot meal, play bingo, get free haircuts — then they get real about their health, talking about everything from prostate cancer to sexual abuse, in sessions led by doctors…
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