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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew congratulates prime minister on election night victory

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew congratulates prime minister on election night victory

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s premier congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney on his election victory Tuesday, while also acknowledging that the fall of the federal NDP has made it a tough day for those who support orange.
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Energy, environmental groups strike hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

Energy, environmental groups strike hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

CALGARY — Energy industry groups and environmental advocates were striking a hopeful note a day after voters returned the Liberals to power in Ottawa.
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'#Skoden' doc shows 'kind and gentle' side of unhoused Indigenous man who became a meme

'#Skoden' doc shows 'kind and gentle' side of unhoused Indigenous man who became a meme

Pernell Bad Arm never asked to become a meme. But in the early 2010s, a photo of the First Nations man — clad in a windbreaker with his fists up in a fighter’s stance, his gaze slightly vacant — spread across the internet.
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The next pope will inherit Pope Francis' mixed legacy with Indigenous people

The next pope will inherit Pope Francis' mixed legacy with Indigenous people

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people throughout the Americas. Some found Francis to be a reconciling figure, others a disappointment.
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Man from Nova Scotia First Nation charged with assaulting DFO officer with car

Man from Nova Scotia First Nation charged with assaulting DFO officer with car

MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR — The Mounties are alleging that a man from a Mi'kmaq First Nation struck a fisheries officer with his car as the officer was attempting to carry out an inspection early Saturday.
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Hudson's Bay artifacts would be at home with prior Manitoba donations: archivists

Hudson's Bay artifacts would be at home with prior Manitoba donations: archivists

Manitoba archivists caring for hundreds of thousands of Hudson's Bay artifacts are hopeful the company's most prized possession will wind up in public hands and it's possible they have just the spot for the treasure.
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Canada's Indigenous leaders on losing Pope Francis: ‘An ally and a friend’

Canada's Indigenous leaders on losing Pope Francis: ‘An ally and a friend’

Canadian Indigenous leaders bid farewell to “an ally and a friend” at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, lauding the pontiff for advancing reconciliation efforts with a historic apology for injustices that remain raw for many. Gov-Gen. Gen.
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Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis's funeral

Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners attending Pope Francis's funeral

Canadians scattered among the tens of thousands in and around St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis described the ceremony as profoundly beautiful. While dignitaries such as Gov.-Gen.
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Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine's tailings dam

Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine's tailings dam

VANCOUVER — A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold.
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Man charged in Haida Gwaii in suspicious death investigation of pedestrian crash

Man charged in Haida Gwaii in suspicious death investigation of pedestrian crash

DAAJING GIIDS — RCMP say a 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly using a vehicle to hit a pedestrian who later died from his injuries in Haida Gwaii, B.C.
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