B.C. First Nation band councillor found dead, man arrested
Coquitlam RCMP arrested a man on Aug. 14 in connection to the missing person investigation, and the next day the same man was arrested in relation to the death.
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Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches
The evacuation order issued Wednesday night applies to the city of Yellowknife and neighbouring First Nations communities of Ndilo and Dettah.
Saskatchewan vice chief David Pratt running for Assembly of First Nations leadership
David Pratt is the first person to announce his intention to run to be the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
‘Phased evacuation’ ordered for Yellowknife as wildfires continue to advance
By Wednesday evening, all of Yellowknife, Ndılǫ and Dettah were told to evacuate by noon Friday.
Flag football added to the Alberta Indigenous Games
The Alberta Indigenous Games are ongoing in Edmonton this week. A new sport added to…
N.W.T wildfires consume hamlet of Enterprise, leave homes in ashes
Multiple wildfires have been burning throughout the northern territory threatening communities and the highways that connect them.
Wildfires continue to menace large areas of N.W.T., moving close to Yellowknife
Evacuations have been ordered for Fort Smith, Enterprise, Jean Marie River and Hay River. People displaced by the fires are relocating to temporary shelters set up as far south as Calgary.
Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents
One of the sticking points is whether to recognize policing as an area of First Nations jurisdiction – something the government has done when it comes to child-welfare services.
Firefighters hoping for rain for ‘reprieve’ in battling wildfires in Alberta, N.W.T.
More than 20,000 square kilometres have burned, an area almost four times the size of Prince Edward Island.