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2024’s most anticipated football game is just two sleeps away. The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday. This year the crowd that the Super Bowl is expecting to attract extends beyond the usual football fans. A high-profile …
Read More »Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs calls for permanent road connecting remote communities – Winnipeg
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is calling on the provincial and federal governments to build an all-season road, so remote communities don’t need to rely on winter roads. On Wednesday, St. Theresa Point Asininew First Nation Chief Raymond Flett announced a proposal for a permanent road spanning from his …
Read More »Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, experts say landfill search could take less than a year – Winnipeg
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has submitted a new report to governments that it said addresses safety concerns around searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women, but the organization did not release the full study to the public. “We expect that the findings in …
Read More »Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says further research on landfill search complete – Winnipeg
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says a second feasibility study assessing the scope of a landfill search for the remains of two First Nations women has been completed and is set to be forwarded to the federal government. The organization says in a statement that the report is being reviewed …
Read More »Fire chiefs concerned over new report detailing drop in members, aging equipment – Winnipeg
Community members helping community members. That’s the motto of the Headingley Fire Department and the reason they’re are able to operate. “Most people who join the department, do enjoy it,” fire chief John Sparham said. “It gives them a good sense of community. We have 35 members right now.” The …
Read More »Ontario chiefs call for housing minister to resign, add to calls for Greenbelt probe
First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or his removal from cabinet over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, said it was “extremely” concerned by the issues raised by the province’s …
Read More »Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: ‘Policing is at a crossroad’
Canada’s police chiefs are sounding the alarm over public safety. In a letter obtained by Global News, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police said it urgently needs to meet with premiers from across the country to look at how to protect Canadians, police officers, and combat a spike in …
Read More »Manitoba Indigenous chiefs frustrated, call for more action over MMIWG – Winnipeg
Dozens of people gathered at Odena Circle at The Forks Sunday night demanding a state of emergency be declared to stop the hurt and trauma for more families in the future. This comes after police charged a Winnipeg man with first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran …
Read More »Wet’suwet’en chiefs return home after national tour of Indigenous nations
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to a natural gas pipeline under construction in northern British Columbia have concluded an 18-day tour across Canada aimed at building solidarity with other Indigenous groups over shared concerns about land ownership and consent to development. The Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline project is a $6.6-billion, 670-kilometre pipeline that will deliver natural gas from …
Read More »Chantel Moore inquest shows ‘urgent need’ for inquiry into systemic racism, say chiefs
The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have renewed their call for an Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism, saying this week’s coroner’s inquest into the police shooting death of Chantel Moore during a wellness check in Edmundston has demonstrated the “urgent need.” On Thursday, following four days of testimony in …
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