First Nations
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Inquest into fatal Winnipeg police shooting to hear from youth in stolen vehicleSome young people in a stolen vehicle with a 16-year-old First Nations girl who was shot and killed by police are expected to testify today at an inquest into the death.Canada4 hours
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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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First Nation calls for closure of N.B. RCMP detachment after man shot and killedA police oversight agency is investigating after a man was shot and killed by the RCMP on a First Nation in northwestern New Brunswick.CrimeJan 19
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Manitoba First Nation urges province to address hotel space for evacueesAbout 1,200 residents from Pimicikamak Cree Nation have been staying in Thompson, although it's unclear how many are in the city's hotels or have other accommodations.CanadaJan 16
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B.C. Coastal First Nations say meeting with Carney was ‘productive’, but pipeline position remains“Coastal First Nations, along with Lax Kw'alaams and the Haisla Nation, oppose any project that proposed to bring oil tankers to the north coast,” Marilyn Slett said.CanadaJan 13
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First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds’ lack of commitment to protecting source waterAlberta and Ontario objected to clean water legislation introduced by former prime minister Justin Trudeau that failed to pass before Parliament was prorogued last year.PoliticsJan 7
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Federal, provincial leaders visit First Nation in Manitoba hit by power outageTodd McConnell, a plumber brought into Pimicikamak Cree Nation, said it could take months to make repairs to the estimated 800 damaged homes.CanadaJan 7
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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation moves to block Alberta separatist petition in courtThe Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is challenging Alberta’s separatist petition in court, saying separation from Canada cannot proceed without First Nation consent under Treaty No. 8.CanadaJan 3
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