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Manitoba chiefs call for search of Winnipeg's Brady Road landfill for Tanya Nepinak

Manitoba chiefs call for search of Winnipeg's Brady Road landfill for Tanya Nepinak

WINNIPEG — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says a potential search of a Winnipeg landfill for the victim of a serial killer must include recovery efforts for another First Nations woman who went missing more than a decade ago.
CIBC and Indigenous-led Longhouse Capital Partners form strategic relationship

CIBC and Indigenous-led Longhouse Capital Partners form strategic relationship

TORONTO — CIBC Global Asset Management says it has entered into a strategic relationship with Indigenous-owned and led asset management firm Longhouse Capital Partners Inc.
Sexual assault trial for Lake St. Martin First Nation chief begins in Winnipeg

Sexual assault trial for Lake St. Martin First Nation chief begins in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — The chief of a Manitoba First Nation allegedly forced a young girl into a bathroom in his Winnipeg home, took photos of her and sexually assaulted her, court heard on the first day of the man's trial.
Tensions rise on Nova Scotia river as some Indigenous eel fishers reject Ottawa rules

Tensions rise on Nova Scotia river as some Indigenous eel fishers reject Ottawa rules

HALIFAX — Two commercial fishers harvesting baby eels under new federal rules say they felt they had to stop fishing on Sunday night when a large group of Indigenous harvesters arrived at the river with nets.

Lukas book prize winners include two works on indigenous people in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — Two books on the history of indigenous people in the U.S. have received $10,000 awards presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project.
Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Canada looks to diversify trade routes

Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Canada looks to diversify trade routes

Manitoba may be smack dab in the middle of the country, but its premier wishes to remind Canadians it's a maritime province.
Newfoundland destroys textbooks with inaccurate information about Indigenous people

Newfoundland destroys textbooks with inaccurate information about Indigenous people

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Education officials in Newfoundland and Labrador recently ordered the destruction of thousands of textbooks because they contained inaccurate information about the province's Indigenous population.

Elisapie’s Juno-nominated album: Promoting Inuktitut through music

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Parents of slain Manitoba woman hope search for remains in landfill can start soon

Parents of slain Manitoba woman hope search for remains in landfill can start soon

WINNIPEG — Albert Shingoose never wavered in his belief that the unidentified victim of a Winnipeg serial killer who was given the name Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, was his daughter Ashlee. He would travel from his family home at St.
Alberta putting $19M toward municipal flood and drought prevention

Alberta putting $19M toward municipal flood and drought prevention

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is putting $19 million toward municipal flood and drought prevention projects as part of its new budget.
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