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Indigenous organization condemns Trump's call to bring back Washington NFL team name
WASHINGTON - The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump's call for Washington's football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous natio...
Jul 21, 2025
Indigenous organization condemns Trump's call to bring back Washington NFL team name
WASHINGTON - The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump's call for Washington's football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous natio...
Jul 21, 2025
Pentagon to withdraw 700 Marines from Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven hundred Marines sent to Los Angeles will leave the city, the Pentagon said Monday. The Marines were sent to the city in June alongside 4,000 National Guard soldiers in respons...
Jul 21, 2025
Inmate charged with first-degree murder in death of serial killer Robert Pickton
MONTREAL - A federal inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of serial killer Robert Pickton last year. Martin Charest, 52, was charged on July 3 for allegedly attacking Pickton ...
Jul 21, 2025
Premiers meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
Canada's premiers are pledging economic reconciliation with Indigenous people as they head into discussions with First Nations, Mtis and Inuit groups at a three-day meeting in cottage country north of...
Jul 21, 2025
Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights grou...
Jul 21, 2025
Auditor general plans to examine Canada's international students program
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada's international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas. A ...
Jul 21, 2025
Palestinian student quickly receives French visa while waiting for Canadian approval
OTTAWA - A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety - and Can...
Jul 21, 2025
RezCross Reactivated: Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation Emergency Centre for Wildfire Evacuees
When thousands across northern Saskatchewan evacuated their homes and communities due to the wildfires, Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation (BOCN) opened their doors to those in need.The First Nation l...
Jul 21, 2025
Appeals court orders new trial for man convicted in 1979 Etan Patz case
NEW YORK (AP) - The man convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 was awarded a new trial Monday as a federal appeals court overturned the guilty verdict in one of the nation's most notorious ...
Jul 21, 2025