How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in upcoming provincial elections?
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How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in upcoming provincial elections?

Politics tamfitronics Indigenous voters are especially motivated to head to the polls when they believe there is "someone who can work with them and is willing to work with them," said Chadwick Cowie, a University of Toronto professor who studies Indigenous participation in electoral politics.Author of the article:Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism InitiativePublished Oct 20, 2024 • 4 minute readDiscarded ballots and cut ends are stored in a bin inside the PrintWest print room on Sunday, October 13, 2024 in Regina. KAYLE NEIS / Regina Leader-Post Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-PostA year ago, Wab Kinew was sworn in as the first First Nations premier in Canada. Kinew was a star in Indigenous circles and ran on a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples.First Nations voters saw themselves, and infinite possibilities, in him.This fall, three provincial elections...
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Inside the Bungled Bird Flu Response, Where Profits Collide With Public Health
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Inside the Bungled Bird Flu Response, Where Profits Collide With Public Health

Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics “Everything Was on the Down Low”The US Department of Agriculture’s headquarters are situated on a tony stretch of DC real estate, a world away from the nation’s farms. So when something goes seriously wrong on America’s plains and pastures, something that could threaten animal safety or food production, USDA officials rely on rural veterinarians to sound the alarm.Those vets report findings to state veterinarians, whose doors and inboxes are always open. They even post their cell phone numbers online. The state veterinarians, in turn, utilize a network of diagnostic laboratories approved by the USDA, chief among them the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa.This close-knit network, with built-in redundancies, is primed to tackle the awful and unexpected, whether it’s foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever, or an act of agroterrorism. There’s...
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