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Indigenous anti-mining activist found slain in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An Indigenous anti-mining activist has been killed in a dangerous part of western Mexico, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
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'More needs to be done:' Police say Indigenous woman's body found in landfill

'More needs to be done:' Police say Indigenous woman's body found in landfill

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg police homicide unit is investigating the death of a First Nations woman as suspicious after her body was found in a city landfill.
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Missing Akwesasne man connected to migrants found dead in St. Lawrence River: police

Missing Akwesasne man connected to migrants found dead in St. Lawrence River: police

MONTREAL — Authorities investigating the disappearance of an Akwesasne, Que., man whose boat was found near the bodies of eight migrants pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week confirmed Tuesday he is connected to the case.
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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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Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

EDMONTON — The Alberta government waited a month before calling an emergency response to one of the biggest releases of oilsands tailings in the province's history, a leaked document shows.
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Romanian family's dream of life in Canada ended tragically in waters off Akwesasne

Romanian family's dream of life in Canada ended tragically in waters off Akwesasne

A Romanian family who had hoped to build a life near Toronto with their two Canadian-born children saw their dreams end tragically in the frigid waters off Akwesasne, Que., after fleeing a deportation order.
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Head of Canadian Museum of History looks to move past a tumultuous few years

Head of Canadian Museum of History looks to move past a tumultuous few years

GATINEAU, Que. — Caroline Dromaguet first started working at the Canadian Museum of History as a summer guide, where as a student she fell in love with the world of museums.
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Anti-racism policies in health care should be led by Indigenous staff: report

Anti-racism policies in health care should be led by Indigenous staff: report

More Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but that can't happen without a supportive education system that also envisions them in leadership roles, says a report commissioned by Health Canada and touted as the first compreh
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Indian police identify family who died crossing illegally into U.S. from Akwesasne

Indian police identify family who died crossing illegally into U.S. from Akwesasne

The four Indian nationals whose bodies were among eight pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week had been travelling in Canada on a tourist visa, a police official from their home state said Monday.
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First Nations police services say Ottawa's underfunding amounts to discrimination

First Nations police services say Ottawa's underfunding amounts to discrimination

OTTAWA — The association representing all 36 stand-alone First Nations police services in Canada is backing a human rights complaint alleging Ottawa's "deliberate" underfunding of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination.
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