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Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward

Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward

OTTAWA — Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can't ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it seeks to approve.
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First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site

First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site

SECHELT — An 18-month investigation at a former residential school site in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has found more evidence of children who disappeared there, the area’s First Nation says. The shishalh First Nation in Sechelt, B.C.
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'Screaming into silence': Parents of serial killer victim address special hearing

'Screaming into silence': Parents of serial killer victim address special hearing

WINNIPEG — The father of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer told a special court hearing his family was left to "grieve in pieces" for three years before she was identified.
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Canada didn't push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty

Canada didn't push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty

OTTAWA — Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to agree to a cap on plastic production because such a measure likely would not be adopted.
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'We can do better': Indigenous people overrepresented in B.C. police watchdog cases

'We can do better': Indigenous people overrepresented in B.C. police watchdog cases

The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says Indigenous people remain overrepresented in its investigations of incidents involving officers in which someone is seriously injured or killed.
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Saskatchewan lifts fire ban as some evacuees return to homes in Manitoba

Saskatchewan lifts fire ban as some evacuees return to homes in Manitoba

Wildfire officials in Saskatchewan have lifted a provincial fire ban because the weather has improved, while thousands from displaced communities in Manitoba have started to return home.
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Racial profiling of customers a neglected human rights issue, report says

Racial profiling of customers a neglected human rights issue, report says

Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in the everyday life of an Indigenous person in Canada.
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Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case

Payments start for first claimants in First Nations child welfare case

OTTAWA — Some claimants are now receiving compensation payments through a $23-billion settlement for more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families.
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'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor

'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor

Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves' family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston.
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Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return

Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return

VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court says the Canadian government wrongfully denies people status under the country's Indian Act if their ancestors "voluntarily" gave up Indigenous status under laws that predate Confeder
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