Utilities commission seeks more data on Site C before final recommendation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2017 By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ A preliminary report raises more questions than answers about the future of the controversial $8.8-billion Site C…
Canadian leader tells UN of plight of indigenous people – CP
Source: The Associated Press Sep 21, 2017 The latest on the U.N. General Assembly meeting (all times local): 1:31 p.m. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has used his speech at the U.N.…
Trudeau tells UN of Canada’s shame over Indigenous Peoples – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2017 UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a speech to the United Nations on Thursday to probe a source of national shame: the…
The community’s figuring it out:’ Arctic cruise tourism comes of age – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2017 By Bob Weber THE CANADIAN PRESS GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut _ Tourists say the darndest things. Just ask Anna Aaluq, who’s waiting on a pebbly…
Tory senator loses committee jobs, keeps caucus spot after controversial letter – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2017 OTTAWA _ Controversial Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak has been removed from all Senate committees following remarks about First Nations which have been widely condemned. Beyak…
Pushing ahead with First Nation treaty negotiations – Ponoka News
Sep 20th, 2017 British Columbia Treaty Commission moves forward on 14 negotiations involving 32 First Nations. The British Columbia Treaty Commission says the political climate provincially and federally is ripe…
Sayisi Dene First Nation Will Get Some Land Back After Forced Relocation – Huffington Post Canada
“A lot of children died. That kind of stuff never leaves you.” WINNIPEG — A northern Manitoba Indigenous community that was forced to relocate 61 years ago will be getting…
It’s achieving a balance,’ says newest of 4 female chiefs in 10 Quebec Cree communities – CBC
Christina Gilpin was elected the 1st female chief of Wemindji this week Sep 21, 2017 The James Bay Cree community of Wemindji has elected it first-ever female chief, Christina Gilpin.…
Walk-A-Mile highlights violence prevention – Rocky Mountain Outlook
Sep 21, 2017 As the old saying goes: offer an inch and they’ll walk a mile. Deacons, mayors, firefighters, Realtors and men from all walks of life took the challenge…
Whistler’s cultural tourism rising – Pique Newsmagazine
September 21, 2017 The resort anticipates how arts and heritage can enhance the visitor experience as it prepares to be the launchpad for BC Culture Days Hundreds of people turned…
