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Singer Molly Johnson, entrepreneur John Kim Bell among GG Performing Arts laureates

Singer Molly Johnson, entrepreneur John Kim Bell among GG Performing Arts laureates

Learning she’d been awarded Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts elicited two extreme emotions from jazz singer and philanthropist Molly Johnson.
Kraken partner with Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for jersey ad

Kraken partner with Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for jersey ad

The NHL’s Seattle Kraken have partnered with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe to put the tribe's logo on their jerseys and help increase Indigenous youth participation in the area.
International group asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves contract

International group asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves contract

OTTAWA — The head of an international organization Ottawa hired to give advice on identifying possible remains in unmarked graves at former residential schools said Wednesday that its coming work should be given a chance.

Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
NDP MP urges feds to create 'Red Dress Alert' for missing Indigenous women

NDP MP urges feds to create 'Red Dress Alert' for missing Indigenous women

Ottawa should establish a system that would send the public a phone notification when an Indigenous woman goes missing to ensure that their disappearances stop being "normalized," says an NDP member of Parliament.
A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar had revealed the possible remains of as many as 215 children around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia’s Interior.
'On Native land' anthem lyrics nothing new for some First Nations people

'On Native land' anthem lyrics nothing new for some First Nations people

Jason Bird chuckled when asked about the fuss that singer Jully Black has raised by changing a line in Canada's national anthem to "on native land.

Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020

Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020

MONTREAL — A Quebec man was found guilty of multiple charges on Sunday for his role in the abduction of a couple in their 70s from Upstate New York in September 2020.
Swiss museum returns two artifacts to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy

Swiss museum returns two artifacts to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy

MONTREAL — Two artifacts sacred to some of Canada's Indigenous peoples are now back on home territory after a Swiss museum returned them to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy this month.