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January 24, 2021

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Meet the 3 Indigenous candidates in Atlantic Canada running in the Oct. 21 federal election

September 16, 2019 Maureen Googoo
Three Indigenous people in Atlantic Canada are running in the Oct. 21 federal election. One candidate is seeking re-election while the other two are running for the first time. In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal candidate […]
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Indigenous cultures celebrated at Celtic Colours International Festival

October 13, 2017 Maureen Googoo
Kathleen Ivaluarjuk Merritt said it was a dream come true when her band, Iva, was invited to perform at this year’s Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Merritt, who is from Rankin […]
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Kukukwes.com – The Podcast: Episode 10

May 15, 2017 Maureen Googoo
Kukukwes.com – The Podcast: Episode 10 Recorded on April 15, 2017 Host: Maureen Googoo Other ways to listen to Kukukwes.com – The Podcast: iTunes Google Play Tunein Radio RSS Podcast includes: 1. An update on […]
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Kukukwes.com – The Podcast: Episode 9

May 15, 2017 Maureen Googoo
Kukukwes.com – The Podcast: Episode 9 Recorded on April 9, 2017 Host: Maureen Googoo Other ways to listen to Kukukwes.com – The Podcast: iTunes Google Play Tunein Radio RSS Podcast includes: 1. Reporter Samantha Calio’s […]
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Loretta Saunders’ killer loses appeal of murder conviction

April 14, 2017 Maureen Googoo
Applause and cheers quickly turned into profane shouts in a Halifax courtroom Thursday after an appeal court panel dismissed Victoria Henneberry’s request to have her second-degree murder conviction overturned. One person yelled, “Go to hell” […]
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Live Blog: Day 2 of Victoria Henneberry appeal hearing

April 13, 2017 Maureen Googoo
Victoria Henneberry, one of two people serving life sentences for the Feb. 2014 murder of Loretta Saunders, is appealing her second-degree murder conviction. Henneberry, who is representing herself in court, is asking a panel of […]
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Henneberry to give final arguments to have murder conviction overturned

April 13, 2017 Samantha Calio
One of two people serving life sentences for killing an Inuk woman from Labrador over rent money in 2014 will present her final arguments to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in Halifax Thursday on […]
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Loretta Saunders’ sister upset with killer appealing conviction

April 11, 2017 Samantha Calio
The sister of slain Inuk woman Loretta Saunders is upset that one of the killers is going ahead with appealing her murder conviction. “It’s a slap in the face,” Delilah Saunders said in a phone interview about Victoria […]

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