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Strong stretch run earns Vitality the win in Prince of Wales Stakes race

Strong stretch run earns Vitality the win in Prince of Wales Stakes race

FORT ERIE, Ont. — An impressive late kick earned jockey Jose Campos and Vitality the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday.
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In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests

In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests

The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress.
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N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check 'inexplicable'

N.B. Liberal leader says death of Indigenous man during wellness check 'inexplicable'

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick First Nation is calling for a "thorough investigation" after an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man during a recent wellness check.
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TC Energy says sale of minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups is delayed

TC Energy says sale of minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups is delayed

CALGARY — A deal that was billed as Canada's largest-ever Indigenous equity ownership agreement has hit a snag. TC Energy Corp.
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Residents of wildfire-threatened Saskatchewan community cleared for return

Residents of wildfire-threatened Saskatchewan community cleared for return

SANDY BAY, SASK. — Residents of a Cree community in northeastern Saskatchewan have been given the all-clear to return almost a month after a fast-moving wildfire forced them from their homes.
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Police watchdog investigating after N.B. Mountie fatally shoots Indigenous man

Police watchdog investigating after N.B. Mountie fatally shoots Indigenous man

ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, N.B. — New Brunswick's police oversight agency says an RCMP officer fatally shot an Indigenous man who the Mounties say was carrying weapons when he approached the pair on Sunday.
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Premier says Manitoba grand chief to lie in state at provincial legislature

Premier says Manitoba grand chief to lie in state at provincial legislature

WINNIPEG — Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs will lie in state at the provincial legislature following her sudden death.
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Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside courthouse

Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside courthouse

WINNIPEG — Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building.
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Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.
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Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.
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