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BR NB Land Claim – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Sep 16, 2016 TOBIQUE, N.B. – Members of the Tobique First Nationhave approved a land claim deal with the federal government that will provide each member with over 13 thousand dollars. The band in western New Brunswick reports the vote was 864 in favour of the deal. One hundred and […]
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The Wednesday news briefing: An at a glance survey of some top stories – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 14, 2016 Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Sept. 14 ____ CHINESE PREMIER TO VISIT CANADA NEXT WEEK: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have another opportunity to work on strengthening relations with China when he welcomes Premier Li Kequiang to Canada next week. Trudeau may have made inroads on his recent […]
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BR NS Garvey Speeches – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Sep 15, 2016 3:00 HALIFAX – The son of well-known civil rights leader Marcus Garvey will be speaking in Halifax today as part of a speaker series for the Decade for People of African Descent. Julius Garvey visited Cape Breton yesterday, where his father delivered a speech in 1937 that helped […]
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BR Conservatives Atlantic Shutout – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Sep 14, 2016 HALIFAX – Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is telling M-Ps and Senators gathering in Halifax they need to earn back the trust of Atlantic Canadians. The party didn’t elect a single Conservative last year under the leadership of Stephen Harper. Ambrose says there is room to gain […]
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BR Alton Gas Protest – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Sep 13, 2016 STEWIACKE, N.S. – The Mounties say they’re staying “neutral” as AltaGas Ltd. and Mi’kmaq protesters are at odds over aboriginal presence on a tiny island. The island is at the site where the energy company would discharge briny water from proposed underground natural gas storage caverns. The […]
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Seven stories in the news today, Sept. 12 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 12, 2016 5:00 Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press ___ FINAL ARGUMENTS TO BE MADE IN CASE AGAINST JUDGE Closing arguments are scheduled today in the case of a Federal Court judge facing possible removal from the bench for inappropriate remarks he made during a trial. The inquiry into […]
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Tobique First Nation to build house for first time in 13 years – CBC
Sep 10, 2016 Tobique becomes first First Nation in Atlantic Canada to get Habitat home Tobique First Nation is breaking ground on a new house for the first time in over a decade because a partnership with a charity group. “We haven’t built a house here in over 13 years because of [Indigenous and Northern […]
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Indigenous communities deserve economic choice – Netnewsledger
September 8, 2016 HALIFAX, N.S. – Analysis – To help First Nations convert more of their land into urban reserves, the federal government has decided to improve its Additions to Reserve (ATR) policy. It’s a step in the right direction but more can be done to enhance the economic benefits. Urban reserves are First Nation-owned […]
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Community hall will hopefully be built by mid-fall, says We’koqma’q chief – 101.5FM
09 September 2016 The chief of the We’koqma’q First Nation says people in his community have been making do since the community centre was lost to a fire. The structure, built in 1967, was destroyed in a fire on Dec. 28; no one was injured in the blaze. Chief Rod Googoo says construction on a […]
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Elsipogtog Youth Summer Co-operative in New Brunswick receives donation from The Co-operators
MONCTON, NB, Sept. 8, 2016 – Today John Harvie, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of The Co-operators presented a cheque for $25,000 to the Elsipogtog Youth Summer Co-operative at the Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick. The funding will support the development, organization and operation of the youth worker co-operative, which will create employment […]
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