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Established in 1983 to serve the needs of northern Alberta, Windspeaker became a national newspaper on its 10th anniversary in 1993.
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RCMP Sgt. Dan Zazulak, who was in charge of the Wilson Nepoose murder investigation, admitted to the court he lied at last year's inquiry into the case.
Nepoose claims he was framed for the 1986 murder of Marie Rose Desjarlais
and his conviction was false. Alberta's appeal court ordered a new trial after concluding his trial was unfair, but the provincial…
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RCMP Sgt. Dan Zazulak, who was in charge of the Wilson Nepoose murder investigation, admitted to the court he lied at last year's inquiry into the case.
Nepoose claims he was framed for the 1986 murder of Marie Rose Desjarlais
and his conviction was false. Alberta's appeal court ordered a new trial after concluding his trial was unfair, but the provincial…
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The federal government alleges Native land claims and settlements would cost at least $12 billion, and that doesn't include the cost of self-government.
According to a section of the Public Accounts of Canada, the government has budgeted for $10.7 billion for expropriation of land claimed by Natives and other claims
in a total of 85 lawsuits, a Toronto newspaper…
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The federal government alleges Native land claims and settlements would cost at least $12 billion, and that doesn't include the cost of self-government.
According to a section of the Public Accounts of Canada, the government has budgeted for $10.7 billion for expropriation of land claimed by Natives and other claims
in a total of 85 lawsuits, a Toronto newspaper…
Page 2
The federal government alleges Native land claims and settlements would cost at least $12 billion, and that doesn't include the cost of self-government.
According to a section of the Public Accounts of Canada, the government has budgeted for $10.7 billion for expropriation of land claimed by Natives and other claims
in a total of 85 lawsuits, a Toronto newspaper…
Page 2
The federal government alleges Native land claims and settlements would cost at least $12 billion, and that doesn't include the cost of self-government.
According to a section of the Public Accounts of Canada, the government has budgeted for $10.7 billion for expropriation of land claimed by Natives and other claims
in a total of 85 lawsuits, a Toronto newspaper…
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A two-year old moratorium on oil and gas development on northern Alberta's eight Metis settlement has come to an end with the offer of six new leases.
And under a new agreement with the provincial government, the communities will have an unprecedented right to impose their own royalties and dictate how companies will work the land.
"No other land owner in Alberta…
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A two-year old moratorium on oil and gas development on northern Alberta's eight Metis settlement has come to an end with the offer of six new leases.
And under a new agreement with the provincial government, the communities will have an unprecedented right to impose their own royalties and dictate how companies will work the land.
"No other land owner in Alberta…
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A two-year old moratorium on oil and gas development on northern Alberta's eight Metis settlement has come to an end with the offer of six new leases.
And under a new agreement with the provincial government, the communities will have an unprecedented right to impose their own royalties and dictate how companies will work the land.
"No other land owner in Alberta…
Page 2
A two-year old moratorium on oil and gas development on northern Alberta's eight Metis settlement has come to an end with the offer of six new leases.
And under a new agreement with the provincial government, the communities will have an unprecedented right to impose their own royalties and dictate how companies will work the land.
"No other land owner in Alberta…
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Saskatchewan's drive to create an Indian gaming commission to license on-reserve gambling has bogged down in a dispute over whether bands will be allowed to operate casinos.
Negotiations turned angry earlier this month with Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations chief Roland Crow accusing the government of bargaining in bad faith.
Ned Shillington, then head of…
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Saskatchewan's drive to create an Indian gaming commission to license on-reserve gambling has bogged down in a dispute over whether bands will be allowed to operate casinos.
Negotiations turned angry earlier this month with Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations chief Roland Crow accusing the government of bargaining in bad faith.
Ned Shillington, then head of…
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Saskatchewan's drive to create an Indian gaming commission to license on-reserve gambling has bogged down in a dispute over whether bands will be allowed to operate casinos.
Negotiations turned angry earlier this month with Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations chief Roland Crow accusing the government of bargaining in bad faith.
Ned Shillington, then head of…
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Saskatchewan's drive to create an Indian gaming commission to license on-reserve gambling has bogged down in a dispute over whether bands will be allowed to operate casinos.
Negotiations turned angry earlier this month with Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations chief Roland Crow accusing the government of bargaining in bad faith.
Ned Shillington, then head of…
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Ovide Mercredi's September prediction that the nation's chiefs would embrace the Charlottetown accord drained away into a tepid call for clarification of the deal's Native provision.
The more than 450 chiefs who attended a three-day meeting on the Squamish reserve in North Vancouver were so divided they couldn't even agree to a ratification vote on the deal.
But…