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Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks

Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.
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'Not forgotten': Family, advocates reflect 10 years after death of Tina Fontaine

'Not forgotten': Family, advocates reflect 10 years after death of Tina Fontaine

WINNIPEG — When Elroy Fontaine thinks about his older sister, Tina Fontaine, his mind takes him to a park in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood. It's where the two would sometimes hang out together.
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B.C. government considers 'Plan B' if salmon need help through Chilcotin slide zone

B.C. government considers 'Plan B' if salmon need help through Chilcotin slide zone

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.
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Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director

Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director

Julian Brave NoiseCat initially didn’t want “Sugarcane” to be such a personal film. The Indigenous filmmaker says he intended to remain behind the camera for the Sundance prize-winning documentary, which he co-directed with Toronto’s Emily Kassie.
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing

Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing

EDMONTON — Canada’s highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue.
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Docs about Vice Media, Ontario Place, Indigenous artifacts head to TIFF

Docs about Vice Media, Ontario Place, Indigenous artifacts head to TIFF

TORONTO — Documentaries about the rise and fall of Vice Media and efforts to return cultural artifacts to Indigenous nations are among the projects heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands

OTTAWA — More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal government is funding a study to do just that.
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As Europe reviews its rules on seal products, Canada calls for easing of restrictions

As Europe reviews its rules on seal products, Canada calls for easing of restrictions

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is calling on the European Union to ease restrictions on seal products as member states review trade regulations.
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Residents describe sound of roaring river, breaking trees of B.C.'s landslide waters

Residents describe sound of roaring river, breaking trees of B.C.'s landslide waters

The valuable sockeye salmon run, currently making its way up the Fraser River, is due to arrive at the Chilcotin River this weekend.
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Lawsuit launched by family of Indigenous woman in N.S. claims negligence in her death

Lawsuit launched by family of Indigenous woman in N.S. claims negligence in her death

HALIFAX — The mother of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital with fungal meningitis says her daughter's race may have played a role in the allegedly negligent medical treatment she received.
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