First Nation
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First Nation blocks main highway to Halifax over cannabis crackdownA First Nation says it is blockading part of a main highway into Halifax to protest police raids against unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Indigenous communities.CannabisApr 2
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N.S. RCMP issues more cannabis tickets as crackdown on First Nations stores continuesPolice allege hundreds of cannabis items had been packaged to resemble 'ordinary' products, such as candy, potato chips, cookies, chocolate bars and cereal.CrimeMar 17
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N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco salesAn Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a resolution declaring the province and RCMP have no authority to enforce cannabis laws on its lands.CannabisMar 14
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More military arrive in Pimicikamak Cree Nation to assist amid water issuesThree more members of the Canadian Armed Forces have arrived in Pimicikamak Cree Nation and will continue to help assess issues with the community's water and sewage plants.CanadaJan 14
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First Nation files Aboriginal title claim to lands in western QuebecThe chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation says the Algonquin people must have a say in the way water, wildlife and forestry are managed in their traditional territory.CanadaOct 29, 2025
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After daughter attacked by dogs, Alberta mother calls on First Nation for regulationsThe Alberta mother of a five-year-old who was attacked by dogs and says she wants First Nations communities to put regulations in place to prevent similar incidents from happening.CanadaOct 26, 2025
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B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island gets back 80 hectares of land from OttawaA B.C First Nation regains 80 hectares of land in Nanaimo and $42M in compensation under a treaty claim settlement with the federal government.CanadaOct 16, 2025
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First Nation in B.C. says 41 more suspected graves found by penetrating radar at school siteThe shishalh Nation in Sechelt, B.C., on the Sunshine Coast, said 41 more unmarked graves have been found at the former St. Augustine’s residential school site.CanadaAug 16, 2025
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Wildfire near two Ontario First Nations ‘like a sleeping giant’ for now, MPP saysA massive wildfire near Sandy Lake is "like a sleeping giant," says MPP Sol Mamakwa. Over 2,000 evacuees fled as Red Lake 12 grows past 160,000 hectares.FireJun 13, 2025
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1 in 2 Manitoba First Nations parents with child protection services, study saysNearly 50 per cent of all First Nation parents in Manitoba have had a child protective file opened against them.PoliticsApr 8, 2025
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