Melissa Ridgen
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Ottawa will not recognize ‘southern Inuit’ as holding Indigenous rights - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The federal government has halted the process to recognize a controversial Labrador group which self-describes as “southern Inuit” as holding Indigenous rights. The Nunatukavut Community Council (NCC) represents roughly 6,000 people in central and southern Labrador, and has been fighting for years for land, hunting and fishing rights despite not being recognized by other Indigenous organizations and communities. The question of which communities Ottawa recognizes as Indigenous has implications n
Big auntie earring competitions a standout event at Treaty Days celebrations | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The dog days of summer are when many First Nations hold Treaty Days — a time to collect a crisp $5 bill from a Government of Canada representative handing out the annual annuity payment to people with Indian status in most treaty territories. The payment commemorates the historic agreements between First Nations and the Crown and reaffirms living treaty rights, while celebrating culture with feasts, craft shows and powwows. But there’s a new star at Treaty Days this summer: competitions for the
Calgary coming for Slurpee Capital of the World title held by Winnipeg for 2 decades | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Crime has tarnished Winnipeg’s Slurpee Capital of the World crown, along with corporate restructuring that has led to the closure of at least eight 7-Elevens in the city since 2024. The prize is awarded on the basis of how many Slurpees are sold per 7-Eleven store in a region. Now, another Canadian city is coming for the title that Winnipeg has held for more than 20 years. “Calgary is really closing in on that gap and with some pretty impressive Slurpee consumption over the past few years,” says
Raging storm batters cottage country straddling Manitoba-Ontario border - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Swamped boats, downed trees, yards turned into rivers and streets into lakes. That’s some of the chaos caused by a massive storm Monday afternoon that battered a 200-km stretch from Whiteshell Provincial Park, along the Manitoba-Ontario border, to Dryden, Ont. Cellphone alerts started going off at 1:37 p.m. local time Monday and didn’t end until after 4 p.m. Environment Canada reports nearly 100 mm of rain fell in some parts of the region, causing widespread overland flooding, as more than half
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