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Doig River First Nation officially opens cultural education centre
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca DOIG RIVER FIRST NATION, B.C. — After some postponements, Doig River First Nation (DRFN) officially opened its new cultural ...
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Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions
The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida’s east and west coasts. Florida Bay, a body of water located between ...
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Neskantaga First Nation asks governments to respond to state of emergency after flood
A First Nation in northern Ontario that has been under a boil-water advisory for over 30 years is calling on all levels of government to respond to a state of emergency in the area, days after ...
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Decreasing salmon populations disrupting Tsleil-Waututh Nation cultural practices, study finds
By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News A recent study suggests the historical decrease in salmon populations in Metro Vancouver waters from infrastructure developments ...
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From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis
Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to ...
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What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning ...