A United Nations committee has called upon Canada to investigate acts of racist violence related to the Mi’kmaw treaty fishery. Hundreds of people in the N.W.T. have been chased from their homes due to rising waters on the Mackenzie River, an effect of seasonal ice breakup. A recent federal COVID update includes a discussion about the ongoing use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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