Fire evacuees from one Manitoba community are allowed to return home – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 10, 2017 ST. THERESA POINT, Man. _ Residents who were evacuated from a northern Manitoba First Nation because of a wildfire are allowed to return home. The…
Fix the rail line to Churchill now or sell it, Carr tells Omnitrax – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 8, 2017 OTTAWA _ The federal government says if Omnitrax refuses to maintain rail service to Churchill, Man., it will force the company to sell the rail…
Crews struggle with southeastern B.C. wildfires as conditions ease elsewhere – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 8, 2017 CRANBROOK, B.C. _ The BC Wildfire Service says the unprecedented, aggressive behaviour of three blazes in southeastern British Columbia has forced firefighting crews to withdraw…
Teen suicide is on the rise and this is why – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 8, 2017 By Dr. Mike Sosteric, Associate Professor, Sociology, Athabasca University THE CANADIAN PRESS This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source…
Federal takeover of Churchill port could help rail line: Manitoba premier – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 7, 2017 By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG _ Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is suggesting the federal government could take over the Port of Churchill as…
Indigenous protesters build tiny homes in path of Trans Mountain pipeline – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 7, 2017 CHASE, B.C. _ First Nations protesters in British Columbia are planning to place tiny homes directly in the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,…
High on the marijuana industry: Manitoba First Nation invests in Canadian pot company – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — A Manitoba First Nation has become a major investor in a nationwide chain of cannabis dispensaries, as Indigenous groups eye economic opportunities in the budding marijuana industry as…
Why Ontario universities are hiring Indigenous elders – TVO.org
Wilfrid Laurier University will soon appoint a full-time elder at its Brantford campus. But what do elders bring to post-secondary education? Students at Wilfrid Laurier University may soon have a…
Girl refuses to wear hockey jersey over ‘offensive’ logo – CTV
September 8, 2017 A community is at odds over whether a Calgary minor league hockey team should change its logo after a seven-year-old player refused to wear the jersey because…
Boyd’s Cove welcomes Indigenous Drum and Dance performers – The Pilot
September 8, 2017 BOYD’S COVE, NL – The Beothuk Interpretation Centre in Boyd’s Cove will open its doors to the public with a free event this Saturday, Sept. 9 at…
