Joy SpearChief-Morris

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Indigenous Black Journalist, Former Athlete. Bylines in The Globe and Mail, CBC, Toronto Star, The Narwhal, The Walrus and Sportsnet.

First Nations clean drinking water legislation tabled this week is drawing criticism from leaders for its removal of key protections - saying it highlights how reconciliation no longer seems to be a priority in Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic agenda www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Clean water bill shows 'troubling shift' from recognizing First Nations rights, says national chief | CBC News

First Nations clean drinking water legislation tabled by the federal government on Tuesday removes key protections from the previous Trudeau-era proposed legislation.

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The federal government announced about $2.1 billion in new spending on First Nations and Inuit non-insured health benefits, on-reserve education and child and family services in its spring economic update on Tuesday. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Spring economic update has $2.1B for essential services in Indigenous communities | CBC News

The federal government announced about $2.1 billion in new spending on essential services for Indigenous people in its spring economic update on Tuesday.

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The race for the top of the podium in women’s figure skating was a tight one between the United States and Japan as skaters took the ice at the Milano Skating Arena on Thursday. But it was Alysa Liu who won the gold, the first American woman to do so since 2002. www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

Alysa Liu takes women's figure skating gold, becoming 1st American to win a medal since 2006 | CBC Sports

American Alysa Liu becomes the first woman to win an individual gold medal in figure skating since 2006. Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai earned silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's sin...

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