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Man convicted in brutal murder of Indigenous woman receives day parole

SASKATOON — Family members of a woman brutally murdered in Saskatoon more than 20 years ago say they are devastated the man convicted in her death has received day parole against their wishes and the advice of Correctional Service Canada.

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Mi'kmaq regalia to return home to Nova Scotia after 130 years in Australian museum

Mi'kmaq regalia to return home to Nova Scotia after 130 years in Australian museum

HALIFAX — Mi’kmaq regalia kept in an Australian museum for more than 130 years will finally be returned to Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia — close to where the items are believed to have been crafted by a Mi’kmaq artist in the 1800s.

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'Rips your heart out:' Two men learn they were switched at birth in Manitoba hospital

'Rips your heart out:' Two men learn they were switched at birth in Manitoba hospital

Edward Ambrose remembers wanting to be just like his father — a mentor, a hard worker, a proud family man. More than sixty years later, Ambrose would receive shocking news. That man was not his father.
Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage

Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage

REGINA — The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage.

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Yukon celebrates 50th anniversary of watershed self-governance meeting

Yukon celebrates 50th anniversary of watershed self-governance meeting

WHITEHORSE — For Peter Johnston, grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations, the history of the territory's modern self-government agreements runs in his blood. On Feb.
Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87

Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87

MONTREAL — Billy Two Rivers, a celebrated Mohawk professional wrestler who became a prominent politician and Indigenous rights advocate, has died at 87.
Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge

Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government on Monday announced 424 million Australian dollars ($293 million) in new funding to improve the lives
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