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Yellowknife’s Giant Mine: Canada downplayed arsenic exposure as an Indigenous community was poisoned

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‘You want my consent? You improve my people’s health’: Chief to Carney

The chief of a First Nation downstream of the Alberta oilsands wants Canada to address the toxic contaminants in his waters and take seriously his community’s concerns about cancer rates before he’ll consent to new fast-tracked fossil fuel projects.
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Lawyer says tenants 'crushed' by court ruling they must leave B.C. mobile home park

Lawyer says tenants 'crushed' by court ruling they must leave B.C. mobile home park

A lawyer for tenants of a mobile home park on Songhees First Nation reserve land on Vancouver Island says his clients are "absolutely crushed" after losing a lawsuit challenging their evictions. A ruling posted Tuesday says the residents of E.
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'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought

'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought

Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought.
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Carney says getting best possible deal with U.S. more important than Aug. 1 deadline

Carney says getting best possible deal with U.S. more important than Aug. 1 deadline

HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country's premiers downplayed the importance of a looming Aug. 1 deadline in trade talks with the U.S. on Tuesday, saying the objective is to get the best possible deal for Canadians.
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First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights

First Nations call off talks on forestry bill, say Quebec disrespecting rights

MONTREAL — First Nations in Quebec have walked away from talks with the provincial government on a forestry bill they say would pave the way to privatizing public land.
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B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline

B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline

VANCOUVER — Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast.
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Lions hold off First Nations and Pasifika XV 24-19 in a rugged tour game in Australia

Lions hold off First Nations and Pasifika XV 24-19 in a rugged tour game in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The British and Irish Lions held off the First Nations and Pasifika XV 24-19 in a tough, physical contest on Tuesday in the last of their midweek games on the Australian tour.
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As Canada’s economy faces serious challenges, the Indigenous economy offers solutions

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RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says

RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says

SURREY — Rojun Alphonse was a "great family man," who was proud of his Indigenous roots, and the circumstances around his death remain an open wound for his family and the community, said Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams Lake First Nation in B.C.
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