Ottawa inks largest education self government agreement with Ont. First Nations – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 16, 2017 OTTAWA _ The federal government says it has reached a self-governance agreement with 23 Ontario First Nations, the largest such deal of its kind in…
What comes next for Clyde River after Supreme Court victory? – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 16, 2017 By Tad Lemieux, PhD researcher in sovereignty and rhetoric, Carleton University THE CANADIAN PRESS This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and…
Air Inuit pilot featured on new postage stamp – NunatsiaqOnline
“We would like more people to know about this remarkable young woman” August 16, 2017 One of Air Inuit’s best-known pilots is set to get even more air miles now…
Forest fire smoke leads to evacuation – BCLocalNews.com
Aug 15, 2017 Smoke from an increasing number of forest fires in northwestern Ontario has prompted the evacuation of a First Nation in the region, officials said Tuesday. Deb MacLean,…
Beaudry-Mellor may not be able to address Sask. Party government’s image problem – Regina Leader-Post
August 16, 2017 In some ways, the Saskatchewan Party couldn’t find a better first entry into its leadership race than Regina MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor. Were it not enough that she…
Pam Frampton: Muskrat Falls was always a done deal, and a bad one – The Telegram
Five years ago, with the Muskrat Falls project barrelling towards sanction, the government was having a hard time staying on point in defending it. At the time, in November 2012,…
Taseko Mines halts exploration work at New Prosperity – Times Colonist
August 16, 2017 Taseko Mines has suspended plans for exploration work around its proposed New Prosperity copper-gold mine in the Cariboo Chilcotin in the face of legal disputes, a company…
“Consultation has gone from a nice to do, to a must do”: Interview with Lee Ahenakew – sfnedn.com
SFNEDN Board member Heather Exner-Pirot talks to Lee Ahenakew, Principal of Lee Ahenakew & Associates and Executive Consultant with Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Investments about structuring EDCs, the business impacts…
Nominate Someone For Rural Award – Bayshore Broadcasting News
August 16, 2017 Province is looking for those who have made outstanding contribuitions to rural economy. The province is recognizing leaders in rural Ontario, but they need your help. Nominations…
Tiny and fragile’: Edmonton woman’s family seeks answers after she dies in police custody – CBC
Deanna Noname, 55, died in hospital Aug. 7, the day after she was arrested Aug 16, 2017 Deanna Noname opted to leave her oxygen tank behind when she left her…
