Update on the search for Tobias Doucette
Press Release July 22, 2020 Nova Scotia RCMP is continuing the search for 31-year-old Tobias Doucette. Bridgewater Police Service (BPS) began a search for Doucette following an incident that occurred in the Town…
Ontario Takes Steps to Combat Hate-Motivated Crimes
Press Release Community Partners to Lead Local Public Safety Initiatives July 22, 2020 TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $1.7 million over the next two years in community-based programs…
Dig It: Why diversity matters in archaeology – Kamloops This Week
Non-Indigenous archaeologists interpreting ancient Indigenous culture have necessarily done so through the lens of Eurocentric biases. The result has often been to reduce millennia of sustainable technologies to insignificant “stone…
Ontario and Flying Post First Nation reach settlement of over $14 million in century-old land claim – Law Times
22 Jul 2020 The Ministry of Indigenous Affairs has announced the successful ratification of a final settlement agreement between Ontario and Flying Post First Nation. Under the agreement, a $14.1…
Tomas Jirousek: Why assume Indigenous peoples speak with one voice? – Montreal Gazette
Non-Indigenous people have been known to amplify pan-Indigenous messaging for their own benefit, as seen with the Trans Mountain pipeline. Indigenous peoples are a broad and diverse collections of confederacies,…
NT Government: Release Terms of Reference Released for Business Advisory Council
Press Release The Government of the Northwest Territories and the Business Advisory Council have agreed on Terms of Reference to guide the work of the Council moving forward. The Business…
PEI Government: New council to help Island rural development
Press Release Islanders in rural PEI will benefit from a new council that will help ensure government decisions support various aspects of rural Prince Edward Island, such as people, communities,…
UBCIC: Lack of Planning in Bill 22 Would See Increased Drug Fatalities for Indigenous Youth in the Midst of Opioid Crisis
Press Release ((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – July 22, 2020) Indigenous rights, health, and civil liberties organizations are extremely alarmed that the Province of BC remains…
Assembly Congratulates Catherine Berliner as first Mi’kmaq Deputy Minister
Press Release July 22, 2020 Following Premier Stephen McNeil’s recent announcement on changes to Nova Scotia’s Executive Council, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs would like to congratulate Catherine…
Ontario Power Generation Launching Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability
Press Release July 22, 2020 Pickering – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is launching the Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability in Pickering, a world class facility that will attract skilled jobs,…
