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New street check policy includes reason for stop, right to end stop: Montreal police

New street check policy includes reason for stop, right to end stop: Montreal police

MONTREAL — Montreal's police chief has asked his officers to change how they behave when they stop people on the street, the latest effort by the police to frame street checks amid calls to have them banned altogether.
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Former Yukon First Nation chief in the running to become premier

Former Yukon First Nation chief in the running to become premier

WHITEHORSE — A former chief of Yukon's largest First Nation is in the running to become the leader of the territory's Liberal Party and its next premier.
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Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia launches new security company

Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia launches new security company

HANTSPORT — A First Nation in Nova Scotia has established a new commercial security company, a move its chief says is another example of the First Nation’s commitment to securing financial independence.
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Justice Department survey shows Newfoundlanders and Labradorians feeling less safe

Justice Department survey shows Newfoundlanders and Labradorians feeling less safe

ST. JOHN'S — The results of a recent poll released by Newfoundland and Labrador's Justice Department suggests the majority of respondents felt more unsafe now than they did five years ago.
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Improving Arctic food security through DNA science and respectful collaboration with Indigenous Peoples

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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MLA says marriage can weather Bill 15. What of Eby's relationship with First Nations?

MLA says marriage can weather Bill 15. What of Eby's relationship with First Nations?

VICTORIA — Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is among the fiercest critics of the British Columbia government's planned legislation to fast track infrastructure projects, saying their development "flouted First Nations' basic human rights.
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Chiefs tell King Charles to remember his treaty obligations as he visits Ottawa

Chiefs tell King Charles to remember his treaty obligations as he visits Ottawa

OTTAWA — Dozens of First Nations leaders from across the country gathered in front of Parliament Hill Monday with a message for the King as he arrived in the city — respect your treaty partners.
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Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

VICTORIA — A stretch of culturally significant land in the Cowichan Valley has been returned to the Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes communities.
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Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: chiefs

Road, rail and mine blockades could be on horizon over Ontario mining bill: chiefs

TORONTO — Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon, First Nations leaders said Monday, as they ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in the north.
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Umaga joins Kefu on coaching team for the First Nations and Pasifika team to take on the Lions

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The First Nations and Pasifika squad to take on the British and Irish Lions in July will have an experienced coaching staff representative of the region, led by former Wallabies forward and Tonga coach Toutai Kefu and inclu
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