By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Yukoners will soon be reaping the rewards of an $80 million pledge to expand a hydroelectric project in northern British Columbia. Officials from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) have announced they have hooked up with the Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership, owned by ...
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Kapyong development one step closer to shovels in the ground
By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The City of Winnipeg and First Nations officials have come to an agreement that, if approved by council, would have the city provide municipal services for what is planned to be the largest urban reserve in Canada. The City of Winnipeg announced the ...
Read More »New interlocutor promises help, no harm as work moves forward on unmarked graves
Kimberly Murray was appointed as Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, at a news conference in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The federal government has named former ...
Read More »National Indigenous strategy includes 107 Calls to Economic Prosperity
By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Details of a National Indigenous Economic Strategy (NIES) have been revealed. A press conference was staged in Ottawa on Monday, June 6, to provide information on the strategy, which was built and designed by Indigenous leaders, institutions and organizations from across Canada. Reps ...
Read More »Canadian GDP growth hits 3.1% in first quarter, slower than expected
OTTAWA- The economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.1 per cent in the first quarter, helped by business investment and household spending, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The result was down from an annualized rate of 6.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021. Statistics Canada said the change ...
Read More »US casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B
By Wayne Parry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)-Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just won’t go away, but America’s casinos are humming right along, recording the best month in their history in March. The American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, ...
Read More »First Nation development corporations buy fibre assets from NorthwesTel
By Lawrie Crawford Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In a show of what might be coming in terms of emerging corporation-First Nation alliances, NorthwesTel and a consortium of 13 Yukon First Nation development corporations have announced an agreement that positions First Nations as new partners of NorthwesTel. The deal was years ...
Read More »Real estate development investment will help First Nation mitigate oil price rollercoaster
By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Diversifying its economic portfolio will allow Fort McKay First Nation in northern Alberta to continue to provide a full range of services and programs to members even when oil prices dip. “When council came into office three years ago, they looked at the ...
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