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Education minister remembered as husband, dad… and huge Jets fan
By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Winnipeg Jets customized a memorial jersey for Nello Altomare with a number that nods to the hockey superfan’s final role as Manitoba’s ...
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‘No room for fossil fuel expansion’: Grand Chief Steward Phillip clears the air on pipelines
By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Long-time climate advocate and First Nation leader Stewart Phillip is walking back controversial remarks he made on Tuesday. Canada’s climate ...
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B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs apologized Wednesday and walked back comments he made earlier this week suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project. “I do not ...
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Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges
By Darryl Greer Canadian Press The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago ...
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Six Nations Public Works battling watermain breaks
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER- Six Nations Public Works crews were out in force today ( Jan 22, 2025) after  frozen water ...
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No ‘Team Canada’ without First Nations land rights, BC leaders say
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer First Nations leaders say they must be part of “Team Canada” — and decision makers on resource projects — to combat ...
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Brant OPP arrest man in theft of Ninja juicers
A 34-year-old Brantford man has been arrested and charged after Brant County OPP responded to a theft at a retail store on ...
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Brantford Police charge two in trafficking and firearm seizure
BRANTFORD, ONT-Two men are facing firearms and drug charges after the Brantford Police Service (BPS)  Drug and Firearm Enforcement Unit  launched a drug investigation in Nov., 2024  involving a ...
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NAPS will grow ‘exponentially’ in coming years: police chief
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source THUNDER BAY — Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s top cop says the force is poised to expand “exponentially over the next five to ...
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University of Guelph to lead national network focused on agri-food innovation
The University of Guelph is leading the creation of a network meant to spur investment in Canadian agri-food innovation, including developing new technologies to address pressing issues like climate ...
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Wolf transfer from B.C. to Colorado complete, but state wildlife staff ‘threatened’
By Brenna Owen Colorado wildlife officials say the capture of 15 grey wolves in British Columbia and their release in the U.S. state is complete, an operation they say led to unspecified threats ...
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Whale Sanctuary Project almost ready to welcome first residents’ Representatives make presentation to St. Mary’s council
By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Guysborough Journal SHERBROOKE — After five years of work, the first whale and orca sanctuary in North America Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) is ...