Harper: Training for judges should include Indigenous perspectives – Calgary Herald
September 21, 2017 In Canada, all judges and those applying to be judges must soon take additional training to address sexual assault cases. The Judicial Accountability through Sexual Assault Law…
Safe, reliable and affordable’: New bus service aims to make notorious Highway of Tears less dangerous – CBC
Subsidized transit service connects Prince George with Smithers, B.C.; officials hope it’ll reduce hitchhiking Sep 21, 2017 As a B.C. Transit bus swings open its doors in front of the…
Abegweit First Nation chief says Canada has to reconcile its past – The Guardian
While Canada is considered one of the greatest countries in the world, it’s important to remember it’s far from perfect, and success often depends on the lens from which it…
Activists calling for provincial holiday to honour Indigenous people – 1310 News
TORONTO – Activists are holding a rally at Queen’s Park to call on the provincial government to create a new statutory holiday to honour Indigenous peoples. The ‘Circle of Reconciliation…
Hunting, fishing and Logging Rights – Hunting, fishing or trapping – Purpose – For sale… – The Lawyer’s Daily
HUNTING, FISHING AND LOGGING RIGHTS – Hunting, fishing or trapping – Purpose – For sale – Offences and penalties – Constitutional issues – Recognition of existing aboriginal and treaty rights…
Made-in-Nunavut Corrections Act bill will die with assembly dissolution – NunatsiaqOnline
September 21, 2017 “This assembly has simply run out of time” A made-in-Nunavut Corrections Act bill, meant to replace decades-old legislation grandfathered from the Northwest Territories, will be buried alongside…
Mulroney breaks ground for Mulroney Institute: ‘It was a major endeavour’ – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 20, 2017 ANTIGONISH, N.S. _ Brian Mulroney returned once more to St. Francis Xavier University, his Nova Scotia alma mater, for the official ground-breaking of a $100…
Municipal group wants senator to resign over comments on Indian Act, residential schools – Sudbury.com
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association president hopes the embattled senator will step aside. THUNDER BAY – The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association has joined a growing chorus of municipalities, Indigenous leaders,…
Manitoba offers land to Indigenous community forced to relocate in 1950s – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 20, 2017 By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG _ A northern Manitoba Indigenous community that was forced to relocate 61 years ago will be getting some…
Book on Indigenous teens who died in Thunder Bay finalist for award – Tbnewswatch.com
“Seven Fallen Feathers” in running for Hilary Weston prize Journalist Tanya Talaga’s book focusing on the deaths of seven Indigenous students in Thunder Bay is one of five finalists for…
