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Fraser apologizes, says comments on Indigenous consultation eroded trust

Fraser apologizes, says comments on Indigenous consultation eroded trust

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser apologized Wednesday for comments he made about the government's duty to consult with Indigenous leaders on major projects.
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Indigenous opera singer Emma Pennell wins $25K emerging artist award

Indigenous opera singer Emma Pennell wins $25K emerging artist award

Indigenous soprano Emma Pennell has won a $25,000 emerging artist award. The 27-year-old opera singer will receive the RBC Emerging Artist Award during weekend celebrations for the 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards.
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Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Guimaraes Vasquez fought for years to protect his homeland in the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade, even laboring under death threats from drug traffickers.
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Indigenous services minister says First Nations support for developments 'critical'

Indigenous services minister says First Nations support for developments 'critical'

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says she and the other Indigenous members of cabinet support their party's plan to fast-track infrastructure development — despite significant pushback from First Nations leaders.
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Lula expands Brazil's affirmative action quotas for Indigenous and Black communities

Lula expands Brazil's affirmative action quotas for Indigenous and Black communities

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday signed a new law to expand the country’s affirmative action policies, increasing the quota for government jobs reserved for Blacks from 20% to 30% and adding Indigenous people a
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About 15,000 have fled Saskatchewan wildfires and more coming: Premier Moe

About 15,000 have fled Saskatchewan wildfires and more coming: Premier Moe

PRINCE ALBERT — As Manitoba grapples with wildfires that have forced more than 17,000 people from their homes, the premier of Saskatchewan said Tuesday the situation is becoming just as dire in his province.
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'We reject your bill:' First Nations heads urge Quebec to scrap forestry reform bill

'We reject your bill:' First Nations heads urge Quebec to scrap forestry reform bill

QUÉBEC — Representatives of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador urged a provincial legislature committee on Tuesday to abandon a forestry reform bill that would reserve large swaths of the province's forests for logging.
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Can Timberwolves keep Randle, Reid, and Alexander-Walker? Connelly says continuity is best

Can Timberwolves keep Randle, Reid, and Alexander-Walker? Connelly says continuity is best

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have plenty of reason to run back the same roster after reaching the Western Conference finals for the second straight time .
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Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees

Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees

Winnipeg hotels were opening up Monday to evacuees who fled their homes due to raging wildfires, while to the west in Saskatchewan thousands more were ordered to flee.
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Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

OTTAWA — The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for Canada's governments as they look to fast-track projects they see as in the "national interest.
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