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Here’s Chief Na’Moks of the Wet’suwet’en Nation:
“To Prime Minister Carney and the politicians studying Bill C-39, I have a message for you: our rights are not yours to bargain away.”
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The community of Kebaowek in Quebec say they cannot provide consent over a radioactive waste dump project being proposed by the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission due to incomplete consultation.
aptnnews.ca/videos/first-nat…
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After the decision made by the federal government to stop funding for MMIWG2S+, organizations that help MMIWG is left wondering what will happen due to a lack of these needed funds.
youtu.be/5m6T2kV_Nk0
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Update: An exterminator heard about her story and did an inspection for free. The rat feces, urine, and filth flies are so bad that he deemed her apartment unlivable, especially for a cancer survivor like her with a suppressed immune system. So unacceptable. What an evil landlord
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yeah this made me start crying like the AIDS crisis overall is not discussed as much as it should be, but information about how it impacted Black queer women specifically is even harder to find.
"When I started out on Broadway, 'Dreamgirls,' we lost half of our cast to AIDS."
Sheryl Lee Ralph—famous for her breakout role in the original Broadway production of 'Dreamgirls' and her ongoing portrayal of the no-nonsense kindergarten teacher on the sitcom 'Abbott Elementary'—champions another kind of teaching through her decades-long work as an activist, particularly raising awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Recently, in collaboration with the DIVA Foundation, the nonprofit she founded in 1990, Ralph executive-produced documentary special 'Living Proof' which highlights the experiences of Black women living with HIV in the South. Leading by example, Sheryl Lee Ralph is honored among TIME's 16 Women of the Year. Read her story and meet the honorees here: time-magazine.visitlink.me/U…
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Stage 3 rectal cancer in a 26 year old. This is what I've been warning about. The incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults has nearly doubled since the early 1990s. We're seeing Stage III and IV in people under 40 with increasing aggressiveness.
But the real story here is the treatment. This is dostarlimab, a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor. Immunotherapy alone. No surgery. No chemo. No radiation. 100% clinical complete response rate in mismatch repair deficient rectal cancers. The immune system did what it was designed to do.
We've known since PD-1 inhibitors were approved in 2014 that this was the direction cancer treatment needed to go. The paradigm is shifting. Empower the immune system instead of destroying it.
I was diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer at 26 - a new therapy wiped it out in 4 months trib.al/Z560xXj
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A mother is facing the difficult decision to either take her son home to Nunavik or to leave him in a specialized facility.
See how she fights for more local care, tonight on APTN National News.
Watch live: youtube.com/@aptnnews
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Tonight, two of the white nationalists I reported on in this piece showed up to attempt to intimidate me on a private night out at a small music venue.
I’ll have more to say tomorrow. I’m safe.
They also didn’t pay cover 🖕
I’ve unmasked a white nationalist fight club in my city of Montreal.
After weeks of research, with help from friends, I can reveal an Olympian as a member of the Frontenac Active Club — one who, unbeknownst to the owners, brought them to a local gym to train and take propaganda photos.
Here’s my investigation:
Ika | DiversityTalk retweeted
I’ve unmasked a white nationalist fight club in my city of Montreal.
After weeks of research, with help from friends, I can reveal an Olympian as a member of the Frontenac Active Club — one who, unbeknownst to the owners, brought them to a local gym to train and take propaganda photos.
Here’s my investigation:
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Tumbler Ridge shooting victim, 12, 'loved being at school' before he was 'murdered in cold blood,' father says
In an emotional Facebook post, Abel Mwansa said his son was killed in the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School
nationalpost.com/news/canada…
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BREAKING: 🔴
At least seven people, including a police officer, have been shot at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.
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Doug Ford is considering ending "security of tenure" - ending automatic month-to-month rental renewals, dramatically reshaping ontario's rental laws news.ontario.ca/assets/files…
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Disabled Canadians increasingly under pressure to opt for euthanasia (MAID) during routine doctor visits, internal documents show
todayville.com/disabled-cana…
Shaping the future of social services for East African communities in Hamilton! 🗣️
📅 Aug 19–22 (Zoom & in-person)
🕔 5–7:30 PM | Honorarium, food & childcare
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📋 Survey open until Aug 20 — 1 in 3 win $75 gift card
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For more information or to register for the sessions:
📞 647-495-0469 | 📧 [email protected]
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The international band Coldplay recently performed in Toronto this week for their Music of the Spheres World Tour.
On Tuesday night, the concert included a number of First Nation youth from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
youtu.be/l7gIMOPYL_E