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Carbon tax: Court hears from taxpayers, environmentalists, Indigenous group
Lawyers for the governments led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford aren’t the only ones arguing about the…
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Anger mounts as Kashechewan First Nation declares state of emergency due to flooding
Frustration with the federal government is mounting as Kashechewan First Nations, a northern Ontario community that routinely floods every year, declares…
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‘Reconciliation should not be partisan’: Ministers call for end to Tory stalling on Indigenous rights bill
Attorney General David Lametti and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett are demanding the Conservative leader in the Senate put an…
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‘Stop playing politics’ with flood threatened Kashechewan, regional chief says
The Grand Chief of the territory governing Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario is tearing into the federal government over…
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Indigenous services minister says he’s ‘eager’ to meet with Grassy Narrows chief over mercury treatment centre
Canada’s Indigenous services minister says he’s “eager” to meet with Grassy Narrows’s chief over the development of a specialized mercury…
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Trudeau apologizes to Grassy Narrows protester thanked for ‘donation,’ kicked out of Liberal Party fundraiser
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for how he responded to a protester Wednesday evening who was advocating on behalf of a…
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Finance minister says government consulting with Indigenous groups on Trans Mountain pipeline
Canada’s finance minister confirmed Monday that the government is consulting with Indigenous groups about their potential participation with the proposed Trans…
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Lynn Beyak broke Senate’s code of conduct by posting racist letters, ethics officer says
The Senate’s ethics officer says Sen. Lynn Beyak violated the upper chamber’s conflict-of-interest code by posting racist letters about Indigenous…
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Budget 2019: Liberals add $4.5B for Indigenous services as reconciliation effort continues
The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic…
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Ottawa to announce plans for talks with Indigenous groups on Trans Mountain equity stake, revenue sharing
Ottawa will soon announce plans for exploratory talks with Indigenous groups on possible equity and revenue-sharing arrangements on the Trans…
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