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NWT legislature has a home of its own - finally

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After years of conducting official business in school gymnasiums, hotels and community halls, the Government of the Northwest Territories finally has its own home.

The new NWT Legislature building in Yellowknife opened its doors to the people of the North and their honored guests in a flurry of pomp and ceremony Nov. 17.

"This is a truly unique experience," House Speaker Michael Ballantyne said. "In this country, you have a greater chance of seeing a total eclipse of the sun than you do of seeing the opening of a new legislative building."

RCMP investigating Metis Nation of Alberta

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The Metis Nation of Alberta is being investigated by the RCMP.

Bob Coulter, interim manager of the Alberta Metis Rural Housing Corporation, said the investigation arose from allegations of misuse of funds made against association president Gerald Thom by "disaffected" presidential candidates.

"He's being judged on (former-president) Larry Desmeules' record," Coulter said. "He inherited a horrible mess. That's not fair."

RCMP investigating Metis Nation of Alberta

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The Metis Nation of Alberta is being investigated by the RCMP.

Bob Coulter, interim manager of the Alberta Metis Rural Housing Corporation, said the investigation arose from allegations of misuse of funds made against association president Gerald Thom by "disaffected" presidential candidates.

"He's being judged on (former-president) Larry Desmeules' record," Coulter said. "He inherited a horrible mess. That's not fair."

RCMP investigating Metis Nation of Alberta

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The Metis Nation of Alberta is being investigated by the RCMP.

Bob Coulter, interim manager of the Alberta Metis Rural Housing Corporation, said the investigation arose from allegations of misuse of funds made against association president Gerald Thom by "disaffected" presidential candidates.

"He's being judged on (former-president) Larry Desmeules' record," Coulter said. "He inherited a horrible mess. That's not fair."

RCMP investigating Metis Nation of Alberta

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The Metis Nation of Alberta is being investigated by the RCMP.

Bob Coulter, interim manager of the Alberta Metis Rural Housing Corporation, said the investigation arose from allegations of misuse of funds made against association president Gerald Thom by "disaffected" presidential candidates.

"He's being judged on (former-president) Larry Desmeules' record," Coulter said. "He inherited a horrible mess. That's not fair."

Treaty 6 chiefs win support from House of Lords

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A trip to London, England by a group of Treaty Six chiefs to lobby support from the British government proved more successful than expected.

The delegation of 25 chiefs from Western Canada won the support of 10 British MPs and lords in their fight with Ottawa over treaty recognition, Beaver Lake Chief Alphonse Lameman said.

The House of Lords agreed to form an all-party committee on Aboriginal peoples and advance a motion in parliament calling upon the British and Canadian governments to endorse a conference on Indian treaties.