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QUEBEC CITY — Quebec's minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit says northern communities can't opt out of paying their electricity bills.

QUEBEC CITY — Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the "colonialist mentality" as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincial capital.

LAC LA BICHE, Alta. — An arson investigation is underway after flames tore through a commemorative teepee that was a gift to an Alberta RCMP detachment from a local First Nation.

OTTAWA — Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Sea, disagreeing over a treaty dating from 1825.

MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — A 14-year-old girl in Saskatchewan has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash that RCMP say happened when an officer tried to stop the vehicle after noticing the riders weren't wearing helmets.

MAYOS, Cameroon (AP) — The morning sun filtered through the forest canopy, casting dappled light on this village in Cameroon. For the Baka Indigenous community, it was a timeless image.

‘We’re working to include Indigenous communities and ensure the park remains open and welcoming to all,’ said president of the Dirt Wizards Jump Park Association.

SHAMATTAWA, Man. — Mounties say a search dog and drones are being used to look for a six-year-old boy who was last seen Wednesday on a remote First Nation in northeastern Manitoba.

‘Real progress starts with education and understanding our culture,’ says former business development manager for the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation.

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Getting a bed at one of British Columbia's drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says.