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• Northwestern Ontario ‘heartbroken’ to lose longtime Ojibway chief and role model

  Eagle River First Nation along with Treaty 3 territory is in mourning with the passing of Chief Arnold Gardner, a respected elder who has led his community since 1993.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
  
• Calgary in desperate need of culturally supportive foster homes for Indigenous youth

  The impact of residential schools created generational trauma, fracturing homes. But a Calgary organization is approaching foster care with a cultural lens on Indigenous youth.

  Features

  Nov 15, 2022
  
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• Quebec Indigenous leaders concerned elders’ needs not considered for papal visit

  As final preparations are made for Pope Francis' visit to Quebec in a few days, there is concern that some residential school survivors, who're now elders, will be left out.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
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• Indigenous woman spearheads moon time bag project to provide personal hygiene to Calgary’s unhoused

  The federal government is allocating $25 million making menstrual products to the unhoused. One woman is making a difference in the well-being of those in Indigenous communities.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2022
• Former assistant dean at Oshawa Christian school faces sexual assault charge involving student

  Police say the underage victim was enrolled from 2018 to 2020 at a private Christian school where the man formerly worked as an assistant dean and recently retired.

  Crime

  May 14, 2021
• Community supports seniors as 2 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Calgary continuing care home

  A seniors' long-term care home is still working to contain an outbreak. Alberta's chief medical officer confirmed Friday there are two more cases at McKenzie Towne.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2020
• Lemberg, Sask. residents concerned about possible selloffs of low-income senior homes

  Residents’ of the small community of Lemberg, Sask. are concerned about a possible sell-off of two of their low-income senior’s home.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2017
• Oromocto First Nation powwow celebrates unity

  The event marks the second pow wow in the community after years of not holding one.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2017
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• N.W.T. to probe death of elder first called drunk, who suffered stroke

  The Northwest Territories is promising to investigate the death of an aboriginal elder misdiagnosed as drunk when he was suffering from a stroke.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2016