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Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN’s ‘unreasonable’ requests
By Alessia Passafiume The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with the Assembly of First Nations on reforming the child welfare system are stalled and the ...
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Ontario PC caucus member opposed to government’s landfill plan in Dresden
By Allison Jones and Jordan Omstead A southwestern Ontario member of Premier Doug Ford’s caucus is speaking out against his government’s decision to cancel an environmental assessment for a landfill ...
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Environmental lawyers tell courtroom Ottawa’s protections for piping plovers flawed
By Michael Tutton Environmental groups argued in Federal Court this week that Ottawa’s plans for protecting the habitat of the piping plover are too vague to provide adequate protection to the ...
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Mining claims in Ring of Fire up 66 per cent over past 3 years: environmental group
By Liam Casey Mining claims in the Ring of Fire region are up 66 per cent over the last three years and now total an area 14 times the size of Toronto, an environmental group said Wednesday after ...
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The Latest: Trump confronts South Africa’s president during tense Oval Office meeting
House Republicans are pushing to vote on their multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package as soon as Wednesday, grinding out last-minute deal-making to shore up wavering GOP support and deliver on ...
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Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party’s leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week’s return to the House of Commons. He has named 48 Conservative members of ...
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Ontario’s Bill 5, meant to accelerate mining starts, concerns Indigenous leaders, conservationists
By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor ROBINSON-HURON TREATY TERRITORY—From the so-called ‘Ring of Fire’ in Treaty 9 Omushkego territory in the James ...
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Wikwemikong Tribal, UCCM Police forces each taking steps to protect mental health of their serving officers
By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—They are protectors. They are peacekeepers. But above all, they are relatives—carrying the weight of ...
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Six Nations marks 159th annual Bread and Cheese Day
Six Nations celebrates community at 159th Bread and Cheese event… ...
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Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal
By Morgan Lowrie Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink ...
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SNEC aware of community cannabis concerns Elected Chief says
Lyn Hill says community concerns over a growing cannabis market may be heard in coming meetings. The Elected Chief said SNEC ...
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Brantford General Hospital says it is improving Indigenous Health Care
The Brantford General Hospital says it is making strides to improve Indigenous healthcare. Committee members presented updates and upcoming plans during the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) General ...