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'The Buffalo Hunt' seeks to show tribe in a new light
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Buffalo Hunt," a new documentary on the homeland of the Oglala Lakota, attempts to shun clichs around the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota involving poverty and a...
Jun 07, 2019
Downtown pop-up market opens this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE - Looking for something to do this weekend? If yes, Downtown Prince George has you covered with the start of its second annual downtown pop-up market tomorrow (June 8). It will be locate...
Jun 07, 2019
Meet the taxidermist who's building a bigger rack for Mac the Moose
MOOSE JAW, Canada - Moose Jaw's Mac the Moose isn't looking quite like himself. His antlers were removed Wednesday in order for bigger ones to be built so that he can reclaim the title of wo...
Jun 07, 2019
NDP MP Christine Moore decides not to seek re-election this fall
OTTAWA - NDP MP Christine Moore says she will not run for re-election in the fall. In a release Friday, the representative for Abitibi-Tmiscamingue said she will continue to advocate for progress...
Jun 07, 2019
Tory senators deny stalling private members' bills on Indigenous rights
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being blamed for running out the parliamentary clock on a number of bills, including several aimed at advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples. But the C...
Jun 07, 2019
Safety concerns for Indigenous women in resource development: MMIW inquiry
OTTAWA - Amnesty International Canada is supporting the call from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women on the "urgent need" to consider the safety of Indigenous wo...
Jun 07, 2019
Veteran public servant, CFL boss, ex-B.C. attorney general named to RCMP board
OTTAWA - A former top public servant in the federal, Alberta and Ontario governments will head up the RCMP's fledgling board of civilian advisers assigned to help the police force modernize. Besi...
Jun 07, 2019
PG RCMP note an increase in property crime throughout the city
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP are noting an increase in property crime throughout the community. According to RCMP, some neighbourhoods have seen spikes in theft and most of the increases can be ...
Jun 07, 2019
DNA analysis suggests Dene descended from first North Americans
The Indigenous people of Canada's Western Arctic are descendants of some of the first humans to live in North America, new genetic research suggests. A paper published Wednesday in the scientific...
Jun 07, 2019
Prince George about to get Weird
PRINCE GEORGE - Theatre Northwest will be hosting a exhibition of alternative art next weekend called Weird. The showcase is meant to push the boundaries of traditional art and grow the art community ...
Jun 07, 2019