First Nations
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B.C. considering changes to weaken DRIPA, shares confidential letter with First Nations leadersThe bill, known as DRIPA, requires B.C. to take "all measures" to align the rights of Indigenous Peoples with existing provincial legislation.CanadaMar 24
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Indigenous chiefs head to Alberta legislature to push province to nip separatism pushThe comments came after First Nations chiefs across the province unanimously called on members of the legislature to hold a non-confidence vote against the government.PoliticsMar 10
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Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of ParliamentFrom clean drinking water legislation to self-government and better infrastructure, Indigenous leaders say they're looking for action from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government.CanadaFeb 21
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Canada warns First Nations people to carry passport when crossing U.S. borderThe federal government updated its travel advice for the U.S. and is now urging First Nations people to carry a passport, in addition to a status card, when crossing the border.CanadaFeb 20
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Double murder, suicide in western Quebec First Nation, provincial police sayQuebec provincial police have taken over an investigation into the deaths of three people in a First Nation community in the province's western region.CrimeFeb 11
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More than 100 B.C. First Nations urge Eby to uphold DRIPA or risk backslideThe government is looking at amending DRIPA after a landmark court ruling in December that determined it was legally enforceable and not just symbolic.PoliticsFeb 10
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Youths describe final moments that led to fatal police shooting in WinnipegTears flowed in a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday as friends of a 16-year-old First Nations girl fatally shot by police described the moment they realized she had been harmed.CanadaFeb 10
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Medical staff leave Kashechewan First Nation as parasite contaminates waterMedical staff have left a northern Ontario First Nation that was largely evacuated last month after its water system failed.CanadaFeb 4
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First Nations raise alarm over ICE detentions, urge caution crossing U.S. borderThe warning comes as the Assembly of First Nations confirmed at least one First Nations person recently had a negative encounter with ICE and has since returned to Canada.CanadaJan 29
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Some Kashechewan First Nation residents test positive for parasite amid evacuationThey say testing showed that 28 people from Kashechewan First Nation have cryptosporidium and two of them also have another parasite called dientamoeba fragilis.CanadaJan 22
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