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Smoke Signals: Cannabis or Canada Dis?

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Dear Editor: On October 17th, 2018 Cannabis was legalized in Canada. In Nova Scotia. Bill No. 108 “An Act to Provide for the Regulation and Continue Reading →

Health, Jobs

Glooscap First Nation Celebrates NAOSH Week

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Glooscap First Nation (GFN) kicked off NAOSH week North American Occupational Safety and Health week (May 5th – 11th, 2019), by raising the NAOSH flag Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Name Change Fees Waived For Residential School Survivors

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Government is making it easier for Residential School survivors and their families to reclaim their birth name. For many Indigenous children entering residential schools, the Continue Reading →

Health

Canada Invests $100M In Indigenous Health Research

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Victoria, BC – Indigenous Peoples in Canada experience a greater percentage of serious health issues than the rest of the population. That is why Indigenous Continue Reading →

Culture, Health

Honouring Missing And Murdered Women

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Sometimes something touches your heart and gives you inspiration. That is what inspired Mi’kmaw artist Jordyn Gehue of Indian Brook Fist Nation. Jordyn created a Continue Reading →

Health

Stop NS’s Coyote Cull To Combat Rising Deer Population

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The dire results of messing with the balances of Mother Nature It’s time to take the bounty off of coyotes and allow them to increase Continue Reading →

Community, Health

NS Native Women’s Association Declares A State Of Emergency

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We Are In Crisis Federal and Provincial government must commit to addressing the health needs of the Mi’kmaw, NOW! The Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Veteran Court Liaison Barry Bernard ‘Fights Every Day’ For Indigenous Communities In Cape Breton

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Barry Paul Bernard did not seek out his current position as Aboriginal court liaison for the Nova Scotia Court System and Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network. Continue Reading →

Community, Health

“These Stars Will Protect Our Workers”

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New Eskasoni Mi’kmaq Family Building Officially Opens ESKASONI – The day could not get any grander when the new Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services of Continue Reading →

Community, Health

New Funding For Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association

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Government announced annual funding for the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association of $205,700 on, May 15, at an event at Glooscap First Nation. The association Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Congrats Tanas Sylliboy

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The College Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia (CRNNS) recently announced its 2019 award winners and IWK Health Centre is proud to share our congratulations for Continue Reading →

Community, Health

$100 Million To Go To Pictou Landing For Restoration Of Tidal Inlet

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  Pictou Landing — The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia recognize that strategic investments in green infrastructure play a key role in supporting dynamic, Continue Reading →