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Bail set for 'Dances With Wolves' actor as police in Canada apply for more charges

Bail set for 'Dances With Wolves' actor as police in Canada apply for more charges

Bail has been set at $300,000 for a former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada as police in Canada say more complainants there have come forward.
Coalition calls on Ottawa to invest $6B in Indigenous housing

Coalition calls on Ottawa to invest $6B in Indigenous housing

A new coalition is calling on the federal government to invest $6 billion in its upcoming budget to develop an urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy.
U.S. actor in Nevada sex case also charged in B.C., as Alberta police seek warrant

U.S. actor in Nevada sex case also charged in B.C., as Alberta police seek warrant

KEREMEOS, B.C. — A former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia and could soon be facing more allegations in Alberta.
Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review

Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review

VICTORIA — Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage last fall.
Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer

Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer

OTTAWA — Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages said Mondayhe hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer — about two years after it was first announced.
First Nations, B.C. groups launch coalition to save Pacific salmon from extinction

First Nations, B.C. groups launch coalition to save Pacific salmon from extinction

VANCOUVER — A leader with the First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C. says collaboration, not politics, will be the only thing that saves dwindling Pacific salmon populations. Jordan Point says salmon runs in B.C. are collapsing and extinction is not an option. 
Ottawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves

Ottawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves

Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide Indigenous communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites.
Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course

Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course

EDMONTON — The Law Society of Alberta has voted by a three-to-one margin in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture.
Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply

Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply

CHISASIBI, Que.
Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future

Where trapping is still a way of life, Quebec lithium projects spark fears for future

NEMASKA, QUE. — As Freddy Jolly’s pickup truck travels the dusty roads through the spruce forests outside Nemaska, Que., the one radio station fades in and out, and Jolly fills the gaps between country ballads with conversation.
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