A mistrial has been declared in the retrial of former Esgenoôpetitj First Nation chief Wilbur Dedam on four sex-related charges dating back to the 1970s. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice William Grant announced his decision at the Burton courthouse on Thursday, saying the emotional outbursts of the alleged victim in front of the jury during her testimony had destroyed the…
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A six-year-old boy from Sandy Bay First Nation is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a semi-trailer truck Thursday morning while trying to board his school bus. Leland Campbell was getting out of the car with his sister, ready to go to school in Alonsa, Man. when it happened, his mom Cara…
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The premier of Nunavut says Canadians living in the North should receive higher rebates to compensate for the federal carbon tax than people in southern Canada. The Trudeau government introduced the carbon tax in 2018 and gave itself the authority to implement a carbon-pricing system for provinces and territories that did not adopt carbon-pricing models…
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Linda Johnson lived on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation for seven years while raising her children. She says she still returns when she can. “It’s our home and we love it,” she said. Johnson said that while there are issues in the area, a recent suicide crisis shocked her. The community declared a state of crisis after…
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh unveiled his shadow cabinet in Ottawa this morning, giving himself two portfolios that are expected to loom large in the upcoming Parliamentary session: addressing intensifying regional divisions and ongoing Indigenous issues. As critic for intergovernmental affairs, Singh will go head-to-head with deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland during question period, which briefly resumes next week. As…
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The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says is a suicide crisis. Ronald Mitsuing of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, along with another band leader, met in Regina on Wednesday with ministers and…
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