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First Nations chiefs 'frustrated and concerned' about exclusion from first ministers' meetings
When premiers from across the country gather with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday in Saskatoon, it will be only the ...
First Nations warn Doug Ford to fix mining bill or face backlash
With the Progressive Conservative majority set to pass the bill later this week, about 300 protesters from across the ...
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First Nations protest at Queen's Park against Ford's mining bill
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred ...
In the centre of Ontario's drug crisis, Fort William First Nation fights for new facility
After declaring a state of emergency over its toxic drug crisis last summer, Fort William First Nation, just south of Thunder ...
Peguis First Nation uses its disaster expertise to help northern Manitoba fire evacuees
When news broke that a massive evacuation was needed to protect people from wildfire, Peguis First Nation stepped up.
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‘First Nations land will be eradicated,’ Indigenous leaders rally at Queens Park, call on Doug Ford to pause Bill 5
First Nations chiefs warn that their lands will be ‘eradicated’ as they rallied in Queen’s Park Monday afternoon to fight against Bill 5.
Bell Canada and National Indigenous Connectivity Inc. to advance broadband and wireless access for rural and remote First Nations Communities
In response to the 2024 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Indigenous Services Canada report, Closing the Infrastructure Gap ...
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First Nations Worry Canada’s Push to Be an “Energy Superpower” Will Harm Them
Canada’s new prime minister is pushing to accelerate energy projects in a bid to decrease dependence on the US.
Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.
More than 50 First Nations in Canada — with 56,000 people total — depend on approximately 3,700 miles of winter roads. There ...