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First Nations in N.B. sign agreement with one forestry company named in title claim

First Nations in N.B. sign agreement with one forestry company named in title claim

FREDERICTON — Six Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick have signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the companies named in a major lawsuit filed by the First Nations, who are seeking to reclaim title over large swaths of the province.
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Governor General: Climate change, Indigenous issues transcend boundaries with Russia

Governor General: Climate change, Indigenous issues transcend boundaries with Russia

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canada needs to find a way to continue cross-polar collaboration while holding Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.
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Osoyoos, B.C., site of first Indigenous golf tournament in the province

Osoyoos, B.C., site of first Indigenous golf tournament in the province

VICTORIA — First Nations, Métis and Inuit golfers will have a chance to compete in the inaugural Indigenous Championship British Columbia set for this May. The tournament is a partnership with the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor of B.C.
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Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal

Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal

VANCOUVER — First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit.
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Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
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Determination Farm, Gino Toscani purchase two slots for $1-million Mohawk Million

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Determination Farm and owner/trainer Gino Toscani both purchased two slots for this year's $1-million Mohawk Million on Monday. The fourth edition of the race for two-year-old trotters will be held Sept.
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Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average

Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average

MONTREAL — Osman Ilgun was arrested in September 2021 and soon transferred to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away from his home in the Inuit community of Quaqtaq in Quebec's Nunavik region. At the jail in Amos, Que.
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Lawsuit accuses B.C. government of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization

Lawsuit accuses B.C. government of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization

VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses the British Columbia government of "sexism and genocide" over a decades-long practice of coercing Indigenous women into sterilization and abortions. The lawsuit filed in B.C.
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Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
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Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
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