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Raging wildfires prompt new evacuation orders in northern Quebec

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2023 11:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cree community in northern Quebec is being evacuated Friday morning because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The Cree Nation of Mistissini said on its Facebook page that …

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Northern Ontario museums shut out of funds for summer staff

Four museums in the Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt area have been unsuccessful this year in obtaining funding through the Canada Summer Student Jobs program. The Bunker Military Museum, the Cobalt Mining Museum, the Haileybury Heritage Museum and the Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum all have to find other ways to fund students …

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Body of missing man identified near northern Manitoba river, RCMP say – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in The Pas, Man., have determined that a body found near the Saskatchewan River on Monday afternoon is that of missing 22-year-old Jayden Mercredi. The body was found just off 1st Street East in the northern Manitoba community. RCMP and the …

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School on northern Manitoba First Nation loses roof to heavy snow – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy, wet snow caused the collapse of a school’s roof on a remote northern Manitoba First Nation. O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation Chief Shirley Ducharme says the damage to the school — which was already in need of repair — is just the latest …

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Trio charged after man shot in northern Manitoba First Nation – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three men have been charged in connection with a shooting in Wasagamack First Nation. Police were called about a shooting in the remote community, roughly 470 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, around 12:35 p.m. Monday. Read more: Island Lake RCMP investigating homicide on …

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Syncrude charged in death of worker in northern Alberta

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2023 10:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been charged in the death of a worker north of Fort McMurray, Alta. The Alberta government says on June 6, 2021, in Fort McKay a …

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Parts of Canada treated to stunning display of northern lights

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Aurora borealis put on quite the show Tuesday night. While most of Canada was tucked in bed, a vivid aurora borealis sent teal, green, purple and pink hues shimmering across the sky. Read more: Another spectacular aurora borealis lights up Alberta sky: …

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Charges laid in homicide on northern Manitoba First Nation where state of emergency declared – Winnipeg

A man has been charged in connection with a homicide that has led, in part, to a northern Manitoba First Nation declaring a state of emergency. South Indian Lake RCMP were called to a report a woman had been seriously assaulted in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation (also known as South Indian …

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