Man says Phoenix's killer 'rough' with him
By: Carol Sanders
Winnipeg Free Press
A 30-year-old man with a history of being a victim of violence struggled to keep his emotions in check Wednesday at the inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair as he recalled seeing the child with whom he deeply empathized for the last time.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Murray Mandryk, The Leader-Post
The problems with improving First Nations education and jobs skills training is the difficult task of adding even small, practical solutions to a system clearly in need of a massive overhaul.
Write comment (0 Comments)JUDITH LAVOIE / TIMES COLONIST (Victoria, BC)
Meaghan Champion intends to reform the monetary system.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Barb Pacholik, Leader-Post
FORT QU’APPELLE — Chief Barry Kennedy describes a house where the black mold grows fuzzy on the Gyproc walls — the fallout from floods past and an omen of what to expect this spring when the snow melts.
Write comment (0 Comments)By: Alexandra Paul
Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA will appoint a mediator to settle a dispute over unpaid hotel bills for First Nations flood evacuees in Manitoba.
Write comment (0 Comments)By Cassidy Olivier and Ian Austin, The Province
It wasn’t the kind of start to the campaign that Adrian Dix, the man opinion polls suggest will be named premier in 28 days, would have hoped for Tuesday when he boarded his orange election bus.
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The Saskatchewan government says it will make sure driver education is provided to all eligible high school students — including those who go to school on reserve.
Write comment (0 Comments)By: Don Marks
Winnipeg Free Press
The annual budget for Aboriginal and Northern Development Canada is $300 million in Manitoba alone. If this money was deposited in an interest-bearing account at the beginning of each year instead of being doled out in pieces, an additional $15 million would be available for First Nations programs.
Write comment (0 Comments)Vancouver Sun
Rotarians' efforts on Penelakut Island have provided a model for Rotary clubs' involvement with other First Nations communities
Like most big things, the British Columbia First Nations literacy project began with a small conversation.
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