Aboriginal Affairs
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Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation chief calls on premier to reconsider shared minister for Aboriginal affairsMetepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation Chief Bill Ward is disappointed the new Aboriginal affairs minister has three other portfolios.PoliticsSep 30, 2020
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Sipekne’katik First Nation calls for immediate stop to Windsor Causeway project pending reviewThe Pesegitk Protectors have set up an encampment next to the Avon River near Windsor, Nova Scotia to monitor roadwork they say is doing harm to the fish population in the water.NewsAug 11, 2020
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Should the City of Kingston distance itself from the ‘Sir John A’ brand?After the pub housed inside Sir John A. Macdonald's former Kingston law office removed his name from its branding, some wonder if the City of Kingston should do the same.CanadaJan 9, 2018
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Federal government backs off on last-ditch attempt to delay judge’s ruling on ’60s ScoopThe federal government backed off on Friday from its widely panned last-minute plan to force a judge to delay his decision on the '60s Scoop class-action lawsuit.CanadaFeb 10, 2017
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Ottawa’s attempt to block ’60s Scoop ruling slammed as unprecedented political interferenceAn extraordinary 11th-hour government attempt to stop a judge from ruling on a bitter eight-year legal fight over the so-called '60s Scoop is under fire from the plaintiffs and observers, who denounced it Wednesday as galling and unprecedented political interference in judicial proceedings.CanadaFeb 8, 2017
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Aboriginal reserve on Canada-U.S. border faces logistical hurdlesWhen it comes to questions about who should be helping aboriginal communities navigate the Canada-U.S. border, the Liberal government's Public Safety and Indigenous Affairs departments are pointing the finger at each other.CanadaJun 25, 2016
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Trudeau remembers his mother’s struggle as he pledges support for mental healthCanada has yet to feel the full effects of mental-health issues gripping people across the country, PM Justin Trudeau said as he pledged support to lower levels of government in combating the problem.PoliticsApr 19, 2016
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More direction needed for aboriginals and mentally ill in Canada’s justice systemThe "limited services" in the Canadian justice system focused on aboriginals and the mentally ill pose obstacles to helping reduce the numbers of both groups as offenders and victims.CanadaApr 10, 2016
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Feds looking into why 1,000 residential school students were disqualified from compensationIndigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says her department will look into the cases of about 1,000 residential school students who have been disqualified for compensation by a technicality.CanadaFeb 3, 2016
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Ministers develop plan to address violenceJustice and safety ministers from across the country have signed off on an approach to reduce violence against indigenous girls and women.CanadaJan 21, 2016
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