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‘Zero confidence’ in province over landfill issue near Dresden
By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice The people leading the fight against the York1/Whitestone ...
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UN warns of ‘ongoing tragedy’ as Indigenous groups in Colombia face extinction
The United Nations human rights office in Colombia warned Tuesday that five Indigenous groups in a storied mountain range face “physical and cultural” extinction, a critical threat that stems from ...
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R.O.P.E. Squad seeks public’s help in locating man wanted on parole breach
Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of a ...
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Brant OPP raid leads to arrest and recovery of vehicles valued at $55,000
Three people are facing a series of charges after the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime ...
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Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN’s ‘unreasonable’ requests
By Alessia Passafiume The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with the Assembly of First Nations on reforming the child welfare system are stalled and the ...
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Six Nations Elected Council approves “Interim” voluntary protocols for soil dumping
Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) has released its “Interim Voluntary Compliance Protocol on Bulk Excess Soil Import and Dumping” as it updates its waste management bylaw to deal with incoming bulk ...
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P.E.I. First Nation says fisheries officers seized 300 Indigenous lobster traps
A First Nation in Prince Edward Island says it plans to take the Canadian government to court after alleging federal fisheries officers seized 300 lobster traps belonging to Indigenous fishers.