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INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS ACROSS CANADA
- CelebrityCBC
Sask. singer awarded golden buzzer — and $25K — at Canada's Got Talent
A Denesuline singer from Prince Albert is off to the next round of Canada's Got Talent after receiving the golden buzzer from one of the judges.
- NewsThe Canadian Press
Supreme Court upholds First Nation election requirement, rules that Charter applies
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of a Yukon First Nation to live in its community should they want to serve on its council. Cindy Dickson had been fighting in the courts to have that requirement declared unconstitutional because it means council members must move back to the community within 14 days of winning a seat. Living about 800 kilometres away from Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Dickson was unable to move to Old Crow if elected because her son
- NewsThe Canadian Press
The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection. Previous director Hartwig Fischer resigned in August after the museum disclosed that more than 1,800 items were missing in an apparent case of insider theft. Many of the items had been offered for sale online. Mark Jones, former h
- NewsThe Canadian Press
Marine LNG jetty project in Delta, B.C., gets environmental assessment certificate
DELTA, B.C. — British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports has been issued an environmental assessment certificate. Environment Minister George Heyman and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming say they issued the approval after "carefully considering" the assessment of the project. The Environment Ministry says in a news release that the jetty will serve ships exporting B.C. liquefied natural gas and other vess
- NewsThe Canadian Press
B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFO
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A rescue team working to coax a stranded killer whale calf from a lagoon off northern Vancouver Island is prepared to change tactics to save its life, including the possibility of lifting the orca out to the open ocean, says a Fisheries Department marine mammal co-ordinator. Paul Cottrell said Wednesday that all contingencies will be considered over the coming days after efforts by a team of experts and First Nations members failed to get the two-year-old to leave the lagoon. He
- NewsThe Conversation Canada
To manage chronic wasting disease, some animals die so more can live
A government program in British Columbia discovered the presence of chronic wasting disease in deer. Now, managing the spread of the disease is a priority.
- NewsThe Canadian Press
Emissions cap could hurt Trans Mountain pipeline's sale price: Calgary Chamber
CALGARY — The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is warning Ottawa that its proposed cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector could compromise the valuation and sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The business group made the argument Wednesday in an open letter urging the federal government to reconsider proceeding with the promised cap, which the government has said it intends to finalize in mid-2024. "If there is a risk that (Trans Mountain) might not be able to rely on a steady and predictable
- HealthCBC
Windsor enrolment program for cancer clinical trials to expand into Thunder Bay and Winnipeg
A Windsor, Ont. program that helps connect cancer patients to clinical trials is now planning to expand after receiving its first national grant. The Clinical Trials Navigator program, founded by Caroline Hamm, helps people with cancer find alternative and experimental treatments by connecting them to clinical trials they are eligible for.The program was also developed alongside former Windsor Regional Hospital board chair and cancer patient Ron Truant."What we do is we navigate a system that is
- NewsCBC
Nex Benedict full autopsy report released: What we know about the non-binary teen's death
Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide and self-harm, as well as details of physical violence against 2SLGBTQ+ and gender diverse people. The death of non-binary Oklahoma teen Nex Benedict has become symbolic of the fears expressed by 2SLGBTQ+ people in the U.S. — that hateful rhetoric and restrictive legislation targeting transgender and gender non-conforming people will have tragic consequences. Nex, who was 16 and of Indigenous heritage, said they had been bullied by other student
- NewsThe Canadian Press
'Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights - and land
ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal (AP) — Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. They scribbled notes, brows furrowed in concentration as her lecture was punctuated by the thud of falling fruit. This quiet village in Senegal is the headquarters of a 115,000-strong rural women’s rights movement in West Africa, We Are the Solution. Sonko, its president, is training female farmers from cultures where women are often excluded from ownership of