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October 8, 2015. A Liberal government will give greater support to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, and ensure that more perpetrators are brought to justice. “Liberals have long called for a national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and we will immediately launch an inquiry if we form…
Changes to come to NSD governance
October 8, 2015. Alberta education minister David Eggen says it is not acceptable that Northland School Division has been operating under a government-appointed trustee for five years. “The result has been very disappointing,” Eggen said, speaking at a First Nations, Metis and Inuit…
October 8, 2015. Two adult males were arrested following an investigation by the Blood Tribe Police Service which netted over $60,000 in street value of Oxy 80s and crack cocaine along with close to $12,000 in cash. A late model vehicle was stopped in Standoff and the occupants were arrested for possession of property obtained by crime based on items in their possession in the…
October 7, 2015. Primco Dene Group of Companies, wholly own by Cold Lake First Nations, is expanding again. Primco Commercial LP purchased its second Jiffylube franchise, which is located in Bonnyville.
Primco is currently in the process of completing construction of a third Jiffylube franchise and carwash in the City of Cold Lake and will open in November 2015. The…
October 7, 2015. Premier Rachel Notley and the Chiefs of Treaty Six met to discuss working together in a new spirit of respect and reconciliation. The meeting was held on a
“government-to-government basis,” stated Notley in a news release. She said, “We are committed to establishing a more respectful and constructive relationship between Alberta First Nations and the…
With less than two weeks before the federal election, the push is on to get the Indigenous vote out.
Carrie Currie Hall, originally from Maskwacis and now living in the United States, is hopeful her expertise can have a positive impact.
“Rock the Indigenous vote is a movement of the people by the people to get out the vote for the federal election and to really make a difference…
October 7, 2015
First Nations members want more than words from Thomas Mulcair that an NDP government under his leadership will deliver the billions of dollars’ worth of promises he outlined this morning during an open forum hosted by the Assembly of First Nations.
“Words are a dime a dozen. People have come and told us they’re going to do this, they’re going to do that…
Assembly of First Nations British Columbia Regional Chief Shane Gottfriedson signs the banner Rock the Indigenous Vote as First Nations representatives gathered at the River Cree on Enoch Cree Nation this morning to strategize about getting out the Indigenous vote. An AFN report indicates there are 51 ridings across the country that Indigenous voters can make a difference in…
October 6, 2015. The annual Vital Signs report, conducted by Edmonton’s Community Foundation and Social Planning council, shows significant changes within the Aboriginal community. The report identifies a number of new strengths. The graduation rate from high school saw an increase of 27 per cent in 2013 from 22 per cent 2009 in Edmonton Public schools and 50 per cent from 26…
October 6, 2015. Four Winds Tobacco Products Inc., a company registered on Kahnawake, a Mohawk reserve in Quebec, appeared before Newell County council last month to discuss setting up a cigarette manufacturing plant in Brooks. Tom O'Connell, a company consultant, said Four Winds wants to produce cigarettes for export and for three wholesalers in Ontario. The company is…
October 7, 2015. Leader Thomas Mulcair is expected to release the NDP’s Indigenous policy this morning at the Assembly of First Nations open forum. Mulcair is the only party leader to accept an invitation from the AFN to attend the day-long forum at the Enoch Cree Nation. Mulcair has committed to calling a national public inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper remains an unconfirmed invited guest for the Assembly of First Nations open forum scheduled Oct. 7 in Enoch Cree Nation.
The full day event has got the commitment of NDP
leader Thomas Mulcair, however. Mulcair’s attendance is in keeping with what local NDP Indigenous candidates have been saying about both the party and the leader.
“I know…
“Grief is associated with death, while missing is associated with trauma,” said Sylvia Keall, who delivered a session entitled
Ambiguous Loss: Living with Absence today as part of the Edmonton Police Service’s conference on exploring the challenges and finding the solutions on how to interact with and help families, who have loved ones that are murdered or missing. Keall, a program…
October 5, 2015. A conference in Calgary sponsored by the Piikani and Ermineskin First Nations along with wildlife groups, is looking at the potential threat of chronic wasting disease. CWD is an illness that has only been found in deer, but new research indicates it may be able to pass into other species, including humans. There is concern about the disease spreading.
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October 5, 2015. Under the Green Party’s plan to protect Canada’s water, leader Elizabeth May has committed to reversing changes to the Fisheries Act and working with First Nation communities, municipal, provincial, and federal governments to create a national water policy. The Green Party would also invest $800 million per year for basic infrastructure for First Nations,…