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Indigenous Fishers Disrupt Commercial Elver Fishing, Challenging Federal Quota System
Indigenous fishers from Sipekne'katik First Nation disrupted commercial elver fishing on the Hubbards River on Sunday, challenging the federal quota system; two commercial fishers ceased operations due to safety concerns, highlighting the ongoing conflict over fishing rights and resource control.
Indigenous Fishers Disrupt Commercial Elver Fishing, Challenging Federal Quota System
Indigenous fishers from Sipekne'katik First Nation disrupted commercial elver fishing on the Hubbards River on Sunday, challenging the federal quota system; two commercial fishers ceased operations due to safety concerns, highlighting the ongoing conflict over fishing rights and resource control.
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40% Bias Score
Ontario First Nations Approve Child Welfare Reform Deal
Ontario First Nations chiefs overwhelmingly approved a child welfare reform deal with the federal government on Wednesday, allowing them to control child welfare services and ending discrimination; the deal, negotiated separately from a rejected national plan, needs federal and tribunal approval.
Ontario First Nations Approve Child Welfare Reform Deal
Ontario First Nations chiefs overwhelmingly approved a child welfare reform deal with the federal government on Wednesday, allowing them to control child welfare services and ending discrimination; the deal, negotiated separately from a rejected national plan, needs federal and tribunal approval.
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36% Bias Score
First Nations Reject \$3.6 Billion Settlement, to Pursue Supreme Court Action
Twelve Robinson Superior First Nations in Northern Ontario rejected a \$3.6-billion government settlement offer for broken 1850 treaty promises, choosing to pursue a larger compensation amount through the Supreme Court.
First Nations Reject \$3.6 Billion Settlement, to Pursue Supreme Court Action
Twelve Robinson Superior First Nations in Northern Ontario rejected a \$3.6-billion government settlement offer for broken 1850 treaty promises, choosing to pursue a larger compensation amount through the Supreme Court.
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44% Bias Score
Tribunal Petition Seeks to Force Canada to Renegotiate Child Welfare Reform
The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is petitioning the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to compel the federal government to renegotiate a rejected $47.8 billion national child welfare reform agreement, after chiefs twice rejected a deal and the government announced it would only renegoti...
Tribunal Petition Seeks to Force Canada to Renegotiate Child Welfare Reform
The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is petitioning the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to compel the federal government to renegotiate a rejected $47.8 billion national child welfare reform agreement, after chiefs twice rejected a deal and the government announced it would only renegoti...
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52% Bias Score
AFN National Chief Prioritizes Unity After Failed Child-Welfare Deal
After First Nations chiefs rejected a \$47.8-billion federal offer to reform Indigenous child-welfare systems in October, 2023, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is working to unite the organization and ensure the rollout of a separate \$23-billion compensation package...
AFN National Chief Prioritizes Unity After Failed Child-Welfare Deal
After First Nations chiefs rejected a \$47.8-billion federal offer to reform Indigenous child-welfare systems in October, 2023, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is working to unite the organization and ensure the rollout of a separate \$23-billion compensation package...
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36% Bias Score
Winnipeg Hudson's Bay Redevelopment Cost Doubles to $310 Million
A First Nations-led project to redevelop Winnipeg's historic Hudson's Bay Co. building has doubled in cost to $310 million due to inflation, supply chain issues, and heritage upgrades; the project, initially planned to include a health center and assisted living, will now feature 373 housing units, ...
Winnipeg Hudson's Bay Redevelopment Cost Doubles to $310 Million
A First Nations-led project to redevelop Winnipeg's historic Hudson's Bay Co. building has doubled in cost to $310 million due to inflation, supply chain issues, and heritage upgrades; the project, initially planned to include a health center and assisted living, will now feature 373 housing units, ...
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40% Bias Score
Indigenous Child Welfare System Fails: Lasting Health and Socioeconomic Disparities Revealed
A Statistics Canada report reveals Indigenous adults who experienced government care as children face significantly higher rates of disability, homelessness, and unmet basic needs compared to their peers; this disparity underscores the urgent need for systemic reform in Indigenous child welfare, des...
Indigenous Child Welfare System Fails: Lasting Health and Socioeconomic Disparities Revealed
A Statistics Canada report reveals Indigenous adults who experienced government care as children face significantly higher rates of disability, homelessness, and unmet basic needs compared to their peers; this disparity underscores the urgent need for systemic reform in Indigenous child welfare, des...
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36% Bias Score
Northern B.C. and Yukon EV Charging Corridor Completed
The installation of fast EV chargers along Highways 37 and the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory, spearheaded by First Nations communities and government partnerships, has dramatically improved long-distance electric vehicle travel, solving previous range anxiety issues...
Northern B.C. and Yukon EV Charging Corridor Completed
The installation of fast EV chargers along Highways 37 and the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory, spearheaded by First Nations communities and government partnerships, has dramatically improved long-distance electric vehicle travel, solving previous range anxiety issues...
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44% Bias Score
Ontario-focused Child Welfare Negotiations Continue Despite Federal Uncertainty
Despite the rejection of a national $47.8 billion child welfare agreement and Parliament's prorogation, Ontario's Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the Canadian government continue negotiations to address historical injustices and support First Nations families, focusing on improving chi...
Ontario-focused Child Welfare Negotiations Continue Despite Federal Uncertainty
Despite the rejection of a national $47.8 billion child welfare agreement and Parliament's prorogation, Ontario's Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the Canadian government continue negotiations to address historical injustices and support First Nations families, focusing on improving chi...
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48% Bias Score
Assembly of First Nations Demands National Inquiry into Police Brutality Against Indigenous People
The Assembly of First Nations is demanding a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing following nine deaths of First Nations people in police interactions between August 29 and September 24, 2023; the resolution also calls for demilitarization of police forces and a national crisis interven...
Assembly of First Nations Demands National Inquiry into Police Brutality Against Indigenous People
The Assembly of First Nations is demanding a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing following nine deaths of First Nations people in police interactions between August 29 and September 24, 2023; the resolution also calls for demilitarization of police forces and a national crisis interven...
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56% Bias Score
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