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Indigenous leaders say they do not accept premier's comments on landfill search

Indigenous leaders say they do not accept premier's comments on landfill search

WINNIPEG — Indigenous leaders are "dispelling the narrative" a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women is unsafe after Manitoba's premier refused to fund the search due to health and safety risks.
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In the news today: Record-breaking wildfires, North American Indigenous Games

In the news today: Record-breaking wildfires, North American Indigenous Games

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Spain captain apologizes after haka video is criticized by indigenous Maori before Women's World Cup

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Spain captain Ivana Andres has apologized to the Maori people of New Zealand for a video showing four members of her country's Women’s World Cup squad mocking the traditional haka which was shared a week ago on social m
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North American Indigenous Games officially open in Halifax as prime minister attends

North American Indigenous Games officially open in Halifax as prime minister attends

HALIFAX — The North American Indigenous Games officially kicked off Sunday evening with the prime minister in attendance, as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the main hockey arena in Halifax.
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Cultural sharing key part of North American Indigenous Games as sacred fire lit

Cultural sharing key part of North American Indigenous Games as sacred fire lit

HALIFAX — Organizers of the North American Indigenous Games ignited a sacred fire on Saturday, saying the rekindling of First Nations culture is at the heart of the sports competition.
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Inflation drops to 3% and Biden hopes to turn a weakness with voters into a strength WASHINGTON (AP) — The politics of inflation took a sharp turn Wednesday with a report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe
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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.
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Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.
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Recognition of First Nations rights a 'sticking' point in new policing law plan: AFN

Recognition of First Nations rights a 'sticking' point in new policing law plan: AFN

OTTAWA — Recognizing First Nations rights in a proposed policing bill with Ottawa is a "sticking" point in the negotiations, a lawyer for the Assembly of First Nations announced Wednesday.
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Alberta calls on federal government to help Indigenous communities with opioid crisis

Alberta calls on federal government to help Indigenous communities with opioid crisis

WINNIPEG — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the federal government is failing when it comes to some of the big issues in its jurisdiction, particularly Indigenous health care.
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