WinnipegIdle No More
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Phil Fontaine, Bob Rae talk Idle No More in Winnipeg
(3/13/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- It has been weeks since Idle No More protests have made headlines, and now a former national chief is saying the movement needs to change direction to get...
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Indigenous youth gather in Winnipeg in support of Idle No More
(2/10/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Young people from Canada's Indigenous community gathered in Winnipeg on Saturday as part of Idle No More movement. The purpose of the Indigenous Nation...
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A critical mass of comments
(1/27/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- An article subtitled Idle No More commenters could use some lessons in critical thinking attracted more than 1,615 comments.
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OP/ED: Fear, distrust on both sides hinder future for Aboriginal Canadians
(1/27/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- It was 10:30 on a cold Saturday night. I had just left a birthday party at a downtown Winnipeg restaurant. I was wearing the $35 ‘vintage’ fur...
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Manitoba elder says he'll join Spence in Ottawa as hunger strike continues
(1/1/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Chief Garrison Settee of Manitoba's Cross Lake First Nation says an elder from the band is going to Ottawa to continue his hunger strike in solidarity...
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Idle No More flash mob held in downtown Winnipeg
(12/31/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Hundreds of people converged upon Winnipeg's Portage Avenue and Main Street this afternoon to take part in a flash mob as part of the nationwide Idle...
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Idle No More protests hit Winnipeg
(12/21/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- First Nations leaders and protesters with the Idle No More movement demonstrated at various locations around the Manitoba capital on Friday.
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Lamb Killings
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Alleged serial killer Shawn Lamb faces new charge
(3/12/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Winnipeg police laid another charge against alleged serial killer Shawn Lamb on Tuesday. Lamb was in court Tuesday morning to face a charge of sexual...
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Alleged serial killer Shawn Lamb contacts victim's family
(3/1/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Alleged Winnipeg serial killer Shawn Lamb has contacted the family of a woman killed in 2007, hinting he may have information about her death.
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Shawn Lamb statements trouble family of alleged victim
(2/26/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- A Winnipeg man charged with three murders says he has information about five additional killings, and the family of one of his alleged victims hope police...
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COLUMN: Yes, an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women is necessary
(7/6/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The Winnipeg Sun has come under fire for an editorial stating an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women is unnecessary. The Native Women’...
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Tipline set up in case of accused serial killer
(7/6/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Police in Winnipeg have set up a special tipline in the investigation into an accused serial killer. A toll-free national phone line (1-855-817-4949) has...
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More information demanded from WPS at memorial for slain woman
(7/3/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A group of about 40 people attended a noon-hour memorial service for missing woman Tanya Jane Nepinak in the court yard at city hall, where there were...
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Chiefs, federal NDP want inquiry on murdered aboriginal women
(6/29/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Manitoba chiefs and the federal New Democrats are calling for a national inquiry into the growing number of aboriginal women across the country who have...
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First Nations leaders, NDP demand federal inquiry into murdered women
(6/29/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- First Nations leaders and NDP MP Niki Ashton are demanding the federal government act on an "epidemic" level of missing and murdered aboriginal...
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MP calls for inquiry on missing, murdered women
(6/29/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Manitoba MP Niki Ashton has added her voice to the call for a national inquiry into murdered and missing women. At a press conference Friday in Winnipeg,...
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National inquiry into missing aboriginal women needed: Ashton
(6/29/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The federal government is being asked to begin a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Niki Ashton, Churchill MP and NDP Critic for...
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Tribal leaders want missing women probe
(6/29/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- American Indian leaders in Manitoba called Friday for a national investigation into missing women from their community across Canada.
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Inquiry on missing, slain women premature at this point: politicians
(6/26/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A public inquiry may not be the best way to proceed to address the national issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women, the Manitoba government said...
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Manitoba government refuses inquiry into murdered aboriginal women
(6/26/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The Manitoba government has no plans to hold a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, despite a call from some of the province’s...
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Manitoba government rejects call for public inquiry into missing, murdered women
(6/26/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The Manitoba government says it has no plans to hold a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.
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Murder vigil crowd calls for inquiry
(6/26/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Calls for a full public inquiry into missing and murdered women in Manitoba were met with loud cheers of approval outside the legislature Tuesday night...
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First Nations Politics
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First Nations assert rights to resources on international stage
(12/7/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- First Nations leaders are reaching out to leaders of other nations and linking arms with activists here to get the message out that anyone who wants to a...
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Chiefs blast Terry Nelson's Holocaust comparison
(10/16/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- First Nations and Jewish community leaders are speaking out against accusations that the Canadian government is attempting to "exterminate"...
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OP/ED: Compromise is chief priority
(6/26/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- When it comes to First Nations, the Harper government can't win for losing. It makes a historic apology for the residential school debacle, it fronts a...
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Missing Women Crisis
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No unity on plan for slain, missing
(11/3/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A two-day national meeting on missing and slain aboriginal women in Winnipeg ended late Friday without coming to any firm resolution of what should be done...
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Provincial ministers to discuss missing, murdered aboriginal women
(10/31/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Provincial cabinet ministers and Canada's aboriginal leaders begin a two-day meeting Thursday on missing and murdered aboriginal women, but there is no...
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3 women from same reserve vanished from same Winnipeg street
(2/16/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Winnipeg asking for help in finding three women who have vanished.
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Residential Schools
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University of Winnipeg gets large grant for residential school project
(9/24/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The University of Winnipeg says it has received a $500,000 grant to document the intergenerational effects of residential schools.
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Survivor payouts likely to soar
(7/23/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A portion of the historic residential school settlement to compensate survivors could double in size before the deadline for applications in September,...
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“Death was a constant companion”: residential school and Holocaust survivors share their stories
(3/22/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Dean Linklater is a residential school survivor, one of many at a recent event in Winnipeg where survivors of the Holocaust and of the residential school...
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Lawyer disbarred, pleads guilty to taking nearly $1 million from residential school survivors
(2/22/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Howard Lorne Tennenhouse was disbarred by the Law Society of Manitoba Tuesday after pleading guilty to taking nearly $1 million from 55 residential school...
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Aboriginal coalition wants to reopen residential schools settlement
(2/2/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A coalition of groups for Indian residential school survivors wants to reopen the $5-billion compensation settlement agreement, its spokesmen said Thursday...
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Survivors society not satisfied with residential schools deal
(2/2/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- It's the largest-ever compensation deal in Canadian history — but groups that represent thousands of aboriginal people have come forward to say...
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Lawyer accused of taking money over residential school
(1/23/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A Winnipeg lawyer is accused of taking money improperly from 50 abused former students of aboriginal residential schools. Howard Tennenhouse faces a...
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Mining & Drilling
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Aboriginal teens exposed to careers in mining
(8/16/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- As northern Manitoba gears up for a mining-fuelled resurgence, an obvious question emerges. With two new mines opening and others contemplated, where will...
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Toronto Casino
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OP/ED: Casino politics only game in town
(8/2/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Big casino operators are busy placing their bets on construction of a gambling mega-complex in Toronto, with Las Vegas Sands Corp. just the latest player...
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Tobacco & Cigarettes
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Aboriginal ‘smoke shacks’ to mushroom
(12/5/2011)
(Winnipeg) -- Convenience store owners say aboriginal “smoke shacks” are set to mushroom across the Prairies and governments have a duty to shut them down.
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Other News
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Pair credit aboriginal culture for fresh start
(5/10/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- A pair of Winnipeggers say they're living proof of what recent Canadian studies show: Urban aboriginal adults who embrace traditional culture are less...
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OP/ED: Understanding covenants; finding common ground
(3/30/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Idle No More hasn't been in the news that much of late. When it was, there was a lot of talk about treaties -- aboriginal people claimed they weren...
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Lawyer at Phoenix Sinclair inquiry found in conflict
(3/19/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- A Winnipeg law firm could be on the hook for costs associated with the latest delay in the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry. The inquiry was put back on hold...
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Students rally for more on-reserve education funding
(3/19/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- A group of University of Winnipeg students are calling for an increase in education funding for First Nations students.
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Manitoba research centre tackles tough questions on vanishing Arctic sea ice
(3/18/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- As seen from space, the Arctic ice cap looks and acts like a giant amoeba splayed across the top of the world. It heaves and twists, reaches outward, then...
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Graffiti at University of Winnipeg targets First Nations
(3/6/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- The University of Winnipeg is ordering its staff to take sensitivity training after comments targeting First Nations people were found online and scrawled...
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Winnipeg's urban aboriginal history being pieced together
(3/4/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- The history of Winnipeg's urban aboriginal people is being pieced together by researchers. The research team from the University of Winnipeg and the...
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Man apologizes for bogus starlight tour claim
(2/21/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- A young aboriginal man has apologized for falsely accusing two police officers of taking him on a so-called starlight tour.
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First Nation youth walk to protest environment law changes
(2/12/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Youth from Manitoba First Nations arrived in Winnipeg on Monday, after walking hundreds of kilometres to protest changes to federal environmental laws that...
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One-time hero now heinous criminal
(1/31/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- In most circles, Thomas Edwards would be a tainted outcast. He's a convicted sex offender who preyed on young teenagers under the guise of performing...
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Gaming centre to open in downtown Winnipeg this spring
(1/22/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- A high-end gaming centre and sports bar will open this spring on the second floor of cityplace, a downtown Winnipeg shopping centre. The new facility,...
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Pallister blasts racist remarks by Tory insider
(12/20/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- WRONG, unacceptable and abhorrent. Those were the words Opposition Leader Brian Pallister used Thursday to describe racist comments made last week by the...
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Another shareholder takes TCIG to court
(12/19/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A third shareholder has joined legal action against Tribal Council Investment Group (TCIG). On Wednesday, TCIG was served with its third legal action from...
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Aboriginal leaders meet for Aboriginal Aids Awareness Week
(12/1/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Aboriginal leaders from across Canada gathered in Winnipeg Saturday to launch Aboriginal Aids Awareness Week. The Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network held a...
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Aboriginal network blazing trail in diversity / Hiring visible minorities primary goal
(12/1/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Growing up in Vancouver, John Stott realized early on that he had an interest in people. He was drawn to a human resources career in retail that took him...
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TCIG moves to buy up dissident shareholders
(12/1/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The Tribal Council Investment Group is striking back against its harshest critics. In the wake of an internal battle over financial accountability and...
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Aboriginal flood evacuees pressure Manitoba, Ottawa to provide new homes
(11/26/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- Eighteen months after flooding forced them to leave, many members of the Lake St. Martin First Nation are still waiting for new homes and are accusing the...
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Flooded out to save Winnipeg, Lake St. Martin residents now feel forgotten
(11/25/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- When she realized she would lose her fight with cancer, Ruth Beardy was determined to spend her final days at home. But instead of travelling to the shores...
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COLUMN: Symbols, totems should get some respect
(11/16/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- The most recent "affront to native American culture" took place when a Victoria's Secret model wore a headdress down a runway at a fashion...
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Aboriginal veteran proud of his service
(11/9/2012)
(Winnipeg) -- A stroke put the aboriginal veteran in the hospital for three months. Racial discrimination -- including "jokes" about "drunken Indians...
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