Brittany Hobson@bhobs22

Member of Long Plain First Nation Reporter-Editor @CdnPressNews Formerly @aptnnews Childless cat lady 📩 bph@cp.org

 Treaty One territory
Joined June 2011
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The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney. #cdnpoli ca.news.yahoo.com/afn-chief-…

AFN chief says no one besides Carney, Kinew talked about abolishing Indian Act

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime...

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What the jury didn't hear at the 'Crypto King' trial: Why he didn't have a lawyer — and why the judge said 'I am not fooled' thestar.com/news/gta/what-th… via @torontostar

What the jury didn’t hear at the ‘Crypto King’ trial: Why he didn’t have a lawyer, and why the...

The behind the scenes story of one of the most unusual criminal trials in recent memory.

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A hill I will die on. “Ending biannual clock adjustments may eliminate transition harms that last a few weeks,” wrote the authors, “but the health effects of permanent [daylight] time are likely to be chronic.” theglobeandmail.com/life/art…

Year-round daylight time has a dark side. Here’s how Canada can prepare for it

Changes are coming on Nov. 1 to B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and parts of Northwestern Ontario

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Carney says Ottawa's Indian Act review might not end up abolishing the law thestar.com/news/canada/carn… via @alespassafiume

Carney says Ottawa’s Indian Act review might not end up abolishing the law

OTTAWA - A new process to review the Indian Act won't necessarily lead to the controversial law's termination, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as an activist with the Idle

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Rêve, Tyler Shaw among artists vying to represent Canada at Eurovision cp24.com/news/entertainment/…

‘Ready to win’: Canada’s five Eurovision hopefuls make their pitches for your votes

Montreal dance-pop artist Reve has spent years watching Eurovision’s over-the-top performances from her couch. Now, with a chance to become Canada’s first contestant, she’s ready to put on a specta...

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Oct 20
Jagmeet's duffel bag is filled with copies of the latest issue of Exclaim! obviously
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If only. It's a phrase that plays over and over again in Eva Mamakwa's mind. If only Indigenous Services Canada's non-insured health benefits program had arranged travel for just one of her four missed appointments, Miranda may be alive. #cdnpoli ca.style.yahoo.com/mother-fi…

Mother of First Nation woman who couldn't get medical transport and died seeks reform

If only. It's a phrase that plays over and over again in Eva Mamakwa's mind.

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Maple leaf love: Albertans vote strongly to stay in Canada winnipegfreepress.com/canada… via @_jack_farrell

Maple leaf love: Albertans vote strongly to stay in Canada

EDMONTON - O Canada, Alberta is staying put.

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Two Montreal police officers suspended over new allegations of misconduct thestar.com/news/canada/queb…

Two Montreal police officers suspended over new allegations of misconduct

MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is denouncing new allegations of police misconduct in recent encounters with unhoused people that have prompted the suspension of two officers.

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New from me on Substack: #mbpoli stevelambertwpg.substack.com…
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Ottawa orders Appeal Court to review Saskatchewan sisters’ murder convictions globalnews.ca/news/12071827/…

Ottawa orders Appeal Court to review Saskatchewan sisters’ murder convictions | Globalnews.ca

Canada's federal justice minister ordered the courts to reopen the sisters' case, after they spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions.

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Acclaimed rural Manitoba leaders say lack of opposition hints at voter satisfaction, challenges of...

The deadline for nominations in municipal elections across Manitoba has passed and already mayors in several cities have won their seats without any voters yet casting a ballot.

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Lonely orphan wells landscape winnipegfreepress.com/busine… via @WinnipegNews

Manitoba’s small oil, gas sector lists 31 ownerless sites — far cry from thousands in Alberta,...

As other western provinces struggle to address the environmental and economic fallout from an accumulation of thousands of orphan oil and gas wells, only a tiny portion of Manitoba’s petroleum...

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'Father of Nunavut' has one more fight left: to live in the territory he helped create | CBC News

Supporters of John Amagoalik are helping him take the Nunavut government to court as a last resort to force the territory to pay his living expenses so he can spend his final days at home.

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Montreal mayor mulls legal action against Quebec after baby found at encampment | CBC News

News of a baby being found living with its mother in an encampment on Notre-Dame Street last week sparked strong reaction from Montreal's mayor and Quebec's party leaders on Thursday.

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OPINION | Sydney Sweeney has nothing to do with sports. So what is it about her ad that is making...

If we start to consider Sydney Sweeney a notable personality in sports then we have really lost the plot.

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First Nations leaders, family demand answers for woman’s death after she was denied medical travel theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…

First Nations leaders, family demand answers for woman’s death after she was denied medical travel

After being denied by the Non-Insured Health Benefits program, the 31-year-old cardiac patient missed four appointments outside her community

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Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Marilyn and defined ’70s glamour, dies at 87 winnipegfreepress.com/arts-a…

Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Marilyn and defined '70s glamour, dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in...

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How Google, Meta are implementing its ‘age assurance’ tech in Canada globalnews.ca/news/12058021/…

How Google, Meta are implementing its ‘age assurance’ tech in Canada - National | Globalnews.ca

The federal government has introduced digital safety legislation that would introduce a ban on social media for kids under 16.

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Non-funded independent schools on 'fringes' of Manitoba's education system are growing | CBC News

The number of non-funded independent schools in Manitoba, which don't have to use the Manitoba curriculum or hire Manitoba-certified teachers, has nearly doubled since 2010, enrolment reports show.

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