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In the news today: Tariffs and Canadian border towns, Ottawa to apologize to Inuit

In the news today: Tariffs and Canadian border towns, Ottawa to apologize to Inuit

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Small-town mayors keep it friendly on border Big municipal governments in B.C.
Possible remains found in search for slain women at Winnipeg-area landfill

Possible remains found in search for slain women at Winnipeg-area landfill

WINNIPEG 鈥 Potential human remains were discovered Wednesday at a landfill north of Winnipeg where search teams have been working to find two slain First Nations women.
Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains

WINNIPEG 鈥 The Manitoba government announced Thursday that potential human remains have been found at a landfill north of Winnipeg, where search teams have been looking for two slain First Nations women.
Chiefs in Ontario vote in favour of federal child welfare reform deal

Chiefs in Ontario vote in favour of federal child welfare reform deal

OTTAWA 鈥 First Nations chiefs in Ontario voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favour of a child welfare reform deal with the federal government.
Francis Verreault-Paul picked by Assembly of First Nations as Quebec-Labrador chief

Francis Verreault-Paul picked by Assembly of First Nations as Quebec-Labrador chief

MONTREAL 鈥 Francis Verreault-Paul has been elected the new regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador.
Doug Ford has big goals but cares about small stuff. It's how he wins, colleagues say

Doug Ford has big goals but cares about small stuff. It's how he wins, colleagues say

Doug Ford is a man of things. Things he can see, things he can touch and most importantly, things he can build. Big things matter to Ford. The Progressive Conservative leader is a self-proclaimed visionary who makes decisions with his gut.
B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws

B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws

VANCOUVER 鈥 Inaction by the RCMP has emboldened criminals to enter and stay on First Nation reserve lands without the fear of consequences, worsening a drug crisis and violence, the Heiltsuk Tribal Council says.
In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples

In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) 鈥 Brazil鈥檚 Federal Prosecutor鈥檚 Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of Para over heavy metal contamination in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people.
Ottawa appoints Inuk leader for external review of embattled Nutrition North program

Ottawa appoints Inuk leader for external review of embattled Nutrition North program

OTTAWA 鈥 The federal government has appointed Inuk leader Aluki Kotierk to head an external review of a northern food subsidy program.
B.C. Opposition law critic defies Rustad's request to delete 'zero graves' comment

B.C. Opposition law critic defies Rustad's request to delete 'zero graves' comment

The B.C. Conservatives' attorney general critic is defying Opposition Leader John Rustad's request to take down a social-media post saying there are 鈥渮ero鈥 confirmed child burial sites at the former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
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