Northern Gateway Pipeline Reconsidered Amid Climate Change and US Tariff Threats
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, reversed his opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline, citing climate change, the American threat, and the need to avoid environmentally damaging US development. This follows Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's push for pipelin...
Northern Gateway Pipeline Reconsidered Amid Climate Change and US Tariff Threats
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, reversed his opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline, citing climate change, the American threat, and the need to avoid environmentally damaging US development. This follows Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's push for pipelin...
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40% Bias Score
President Biden Releases Leonard Peltier After 46 Years in Prison
Leonard Peltier, a Lakota Sioux tribe member imprisoned since 1977 for the murder of two FBI agents, is being released from prison by President Biden after decades of advocacy from human rights organizations and prominent figures.
President Biden Releases Leonard Peltier After 46 Years in Prison
Leonard Peltier, a Lakota Sioux tribe member imprisoned since 1977 for the murder of two FBI agents, is being released from prison by President Biden after decades of advocacy from human rights organizations and prominent figures.
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52% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist convicted in 1977 for the 1975 deaths of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota; Peltier will serve his sentence at home, ending a decades-long legal battle.
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist convicted in 1977 for the 1975 deaths of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota; Peltier will serve his sentence at home, ending a decades-long legal battle.
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24% Bias Score
Garifuna Genocide on Baliceaux: A Campaign for Justice and Recognition
In 1796, the British exiled nearly 5,000 Garifuna people to Baliceaux Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, leading to a genocide where only 2,026 survived; today, their descendants are campaigning for Baliceaux to become a sacred heritage site.
Garifuna Genocide on Baliceaux: A Campaign for Justice and Recognition
In 1796, the British exiled nearly 5,000 Garifuna people to Baliceaux Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, leading to a genocide where only 2,026 survived; today, their descendants are campaigning for Baliceaux to become a sacred heritage site.
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52% 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
McCain Foods Pledges Regenerative Agriculture by 2030
McCain Foods, the world's largest frozen-fry producer, pledges to source all potatoes from regenerative farms by 2030, using practices like crop rotation and reduced chemical use to improve soil health and reduce its environmental impact.
McCain Foods Pledges Regenerative Agriculture by 2030
McCain Foods, the world's largest frozen-fry producer, pledges to source all potatoes from regenerative farms by 2030, using practices like crop rotation and reduced chemical use to improve soil health and reduce its environmental impact.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Boosts Alaskan Resource Development, Sparking Controversy
President Trump issued an executive order on his first day to boost oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging in Alaska, reversing Biden-era restrictions; state leaders celebrated, while environmental groups and Indigenous communities oppose the move, anticipating legal challenges.
Trump Executive Order Boosts Alaskan Resource Development, Sparking Controversy
President Trump issued an executive order on his first day to boost oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging in Alaska, reversing Biden-era restrictions; state leaders celebrated, while environmental groups and Indigenous communities oppose the move, anticipating legal challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Jervis Bay Tourism Accused of Ignoring Cancer-Causing Toxins
The Wreck Bay Aboriginal community in Jervis Bay, Australia, is suffering from high rates of cancer and other illnesses due to PFAS contamination from a nearby Defence base, with authorities accused of prioritizing tourism revenue over public health warnings.
Jervis Bay Tourism Accused of Ignoring Cancer-Causing Toxins
The Wreck Bay Aboriginal community in Jervis Bay, Australia, is suffering from high rates of cancer and other illnesses due to PFAS contamination from a nearby Defence base, with authorities accused of prioritizing tourism revenue over public health warnings.
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56% 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
Washington Bans Open-Net Fish Farms, Leaving B.C. as Only West Coast Permitter
Washington state banned all commercial open-net fish farms due to escaped farmed salmon threatening wild salmon populations and ecosystem damage, leaving British Columbia as the only remaining jurisdiction on the upper West Coast to permit this type of fish farm; the ban will not apply to closed, la...
Washington Bans Open-Net Fish Farms, Leaving B.C. as Only West Coast Permitter
Washington state banned all commercial open-net fish farms due to escaped farmed salmon threatening wild salmon populations and ecosystem damage, leaving British Columbia as the only remaining jurisdiction on the upper West Coast to permit this type of fish farm; the ban will not apply to closed, la...
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Bill C-61, Addressing First Nations Drinking Water, Killed by Parliament Prorogation
The prorogation of Parliament has ended Bill C-61, which aimed to guarantee safe drinking water for all First Nations in Canada, leaving communities facing long-term water issues without legislative protection, despite a 2021 settlement providing billions for infrastructure and compensation.
Bill C-61, Addressing First Nations Drinking Water, Killed by Parliament Prorogation
The prorogation of Parliament has ended Bill C-61, which aimed to guarantee safe drinking water for all First Nations in Canada, leaving communities facing long-term water issues without legislative protection, despite a 2021 settlement providing billions for infrastructure and compensation.
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48% Bias Score
Police Racism Allowed Killer to Walk Free
Two Indigenous teenage cousins died in a car crash caused by a drunken driver who then sexually assaulted one after her death; a deficient police investigation, marked by racial bias, led to the perpetrator's acquittal, and the NSW Police Commissioner refused to implement recommendations for improve...
Police Racism Allowed Killer to Walk Free
Two Indigenous teenage cousins died in a car crash caused by a drunken driver who then sexually assaulted one after her death; a deficient police investigation, marked by racial bias, led to the perpetrator's acquittal, and the NSW Police Commissioner refused to implement recommendations for improve...
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52% Bias Score