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OTTAWA - Many Penticton Indian Band community members in British Columbia were used to looking out f...

OTTAWA - Many Penticton Indian Band community members in British Columbia were used to looking out from their living room windows to see the city spread

OTTAWA - Many Penticton Indian Band community members in British Columbia were used to looking out f...

Many Penticton Indian Band community members in British Columbia were used to looking out from their living room windows to see the city spread out across the Okanagan Valley. Now, they just see smoke.

Manitoba Liberals and Indigenous leaders are pushing the province to officially designate Sept. 30 a...

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's announcement that he isleaving the job has set in motion a leadership race, and experts say whoever takes the helm of the Progressive Conservatives will need to distance themselves from his record.

Despite leading two of the largest majority governments in Manitoba history, Premier Brian Pallister...

OTTAWA — Canadas first Indigenous Governor General is promising to meet Canadians across the country, understand their concerns and bring a renewed purpose to her office "to meet this moment" in the countrys shared history. Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, became the country’s 30th representative of the head of state on Monday. She is the fifth woman to fill the role. Simon pledged to help the country reckon with the historical mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples, in...

Article content Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, became the country’s 30th representative of the head of state on Monday. She is the fifth woman to fill the role. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Mary Simon installed as 30th Governor General, first Indigenous person to hold role Back to video Simon pledged to help the country reckon with the historical mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples, including horrific findings of u...

Author of the article: Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative reporter Publishing date: Jul 26, 2021  •  10 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Mary Simon signs an oath as her husband Whit Fraser, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire, and speaker of the house Anthony Rota look on after she was sworn in as the first indigenous Governor General during a ceremony in Ottawa on July 26, 2021. Photo by PATRICK DOYLE /REUTERS Article content Indigenous leaders in Mani...