Melissa Ridgen

He named the bear Winnipeg Bear, Winnie for short.

Melissa Ridgen looks at how that simple story has endured.

Christopher Robin, I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll write some stories about Winnie, and Mr. Shepard here will draw some pictures.

They will charm children for many years to come.

Silly old bears.

Melissa Ridgen, Global News,

Winnipeg.

But two First Nations are trying to halt the project, saying Bell and all levels of government have a duty to consult with them on projects that could impact their traditional territory.

Melissa Ridgen explains.

Construction is well underway at Bell Canada's AI data centre just outside of Regina.

It was announced in March and shovels were in the ground in April.

The Saskatchewan government appointed interim councillors to make quorum and the data centre was approved.

First Nations leaders say court will be their next stop if Canada, Saskatchewan and Bell don't pause the project and meet with them to discuss environmental impacts.

Melissa Ridgen, Global News, Winnipeg.

Anthropic has disclosed two new incidents of its AI model going rogue.

Well, the other day our, uh, wonderful colleague and friend, Lisa...

Nope, Melissa Ridgen, brought in some crabapples-

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... from her, uh, backyard.

It also includes calls to proactively integrate sport into reconciliation efforts.

Here's Melissa Ridgen on how groups from both fields are jumping in to answer the call.

Far too many still know too little about Canada's residential schools and their legacy.

In the spirit of answering some of the 94 calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015, the Art Canada Institute launched a free online book of art by 70 Indigenous artists exploring the impacts of residential schools.

These stories is our history.

It's everyone's history in this country.

Melissa Ridgen, Global News, Winnipeg.

That is Global National for this Wednesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney also called it cowardly today, posting, "...it has no place in this country.

It is a stark reminder of our shared responsibility to confront the devastating legacy of the residential school system and the consequences still felt today." As Melissa Ridgen reports, it's fueling calls for residential school denialists to face consequences.

Steps away from the former Kamloops residential school, 20 to 30 masked men hung a banner referring to children who died, saying, got bones.

This is like

So they say don't expect anyone to rush to dig up graves to satisfy anyone else.

Donna.

All right, Melissa Ridgen in Winnipeg.

Thanks, Melissa.

Last month, another organization in Labrador was informed the federal government does not believe it is entitled to indigenous rights either.

Melissa Ridgen is following this.

Melissa.

Donna, First Nations, Inuit and Métis governments see this as a sign that Ottawa is ready to clean up the mess it made by giving equal footing and funding to groups not recognized by Indigenous nations.

And it's important that those who aren't entitled to those benefits don't get them.

There are now 10 other regional groups that are vulnerable to meeting the same fate as the Congress of Aboriginal People and Nunatuka folks.

Melissa Ridgen in Winnipeg, thank you.

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