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OTTAWA -- First Nations MPs and senators are calling on the federal government to pass legislation changing the rules on status under the Indian Act before they leave Ottawa for the summer break.
OTTAWA -- A Conservative MP says more than 4,000 letters have been sent to the House of Commons committee on Indigenous issues demanding that the federal government immediately change the way First Nations status works under the Indian Act.
OTTAWA -- The organization representing Inuit in Canada says the federal government program meant to subsidize the high cost of food in the region, isn't working and should be scrapped.
OTTAWA -- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says he's proud of how Gov. Gen. Mary Simon used her time in office to seek a balance between her dual identities as an Inuk woman and the Crown's representative in Canada -- roles that some Indigenous people felt were inherently in conflict.
OTTAWA -- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace at the Office of the Commissioner for Indigenous Languages are disheartening, and he hopes the federal government seizes the moment to reform the institution.
OTTAWA -- Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller won't say when his department ordered a financial audit of the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages after it received anonymous complaints.
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations rebuked the Alberta separation movement during a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace today. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says Canada needs to be reminded that First Nations were partners in the country's creation and that relationship can't be changed through politics. She says that relationship will remain as long as the...
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations rebuked the Alberta separation movement during a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace today.
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints. Canadian Heritage didn't elaborate on the allegations against the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, an arm's-length office set up five years ago after it was recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
OTTAWA -- A lawyer who represented First Nations in a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa says his clients still have not been consulted on promised clean drinking water legislation -- even though the lawsuit settlement directed the federal government to work with First Nations to develop the legislation.
The Motion Picture Association is slamming new streaming revenue rules in Canada, saying they impose unprecedented, unnecessary and discriminatory investment obligations on U.S. streaming services. Canada's broadcast regulator, the CRTC, said Thursday that large TV streaming services must contribute 15 per cent of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content. That's three times the initial contribution requirement the CRTC set out...
OTTAWA -- The industry lobby group representing big American streaming services slammed new revenue rules on Friday forcing them to invest in Canadian content while some Canadian industry organizations said the rules are in line with what this country has required for decades.
OTTAWA -- The National Police Federation is calling for an inquiry into a CBC and APTN comedy show it says intentionally misled current and former members of the RCMP to get them to agree to interviews.
OTTAWA -- A traditional Inuit lamp has been approved as an optional spiritual emblem for engraving on headstones at the National Military Cemetery.
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says proposed changes to major project development rules "are not acceptable" and risk trampling on the rights of First Nations. The federal government is proposing giving authority to review interprovincial pipelines and transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, to the Canada Energy Regulator instead of the Impact Assessment Agency of...
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says proposed changes to major project development rules are "not acceptable" and risk trampling on the rights of First Nations.
Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false pretences to lure high-profile people accused of downplaying the damage caused by residential schools into sitting for interviews. Several current and former Conservative politicians have gone on social media to denounce the production "Northland Tales." The show is being produced for CBC and APTN. The show is...
OTTAWA -- Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false pretences to lure high-profile people accused of downplaying the damage caused by residential schools into sitting for interviews.
OTTAWA -- A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act "as a matter of priority."
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a partial judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision for a child welfare agreement she struck with First Nations in Ontario.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a judicial review on a child welfare agreement she struck with First Nations in Ontario.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is defending the government's spring economic update's lack of Indigenous-specific funding.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will contribute $270 million to help Ukraine secure critical military capabilities in its defence against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Carney made the announcement in Armenia on Monday, where he is meeting with world leaders during the European Political Community summit, a gathering focused on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure. The money will...
Canada will contribute another $270 million to help Ukraine secure critical military capabilities in its defence against Russia’s full-scale invasion, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has addressed the European Political Community summit in Armenia, saying countries must take on the world as it is and not through the lens of nostalgia.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Armenia to take part in the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure. Canada is the first non-European country to attend these meetings, which have taken place twice a year since they began after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The meetings include EU...
YEREVAN -- Prime Minister Mark Carney met Sunday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his nation's capital ahead of the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is promising $4.3 billion for First Nations education, Inuit food security and Indigenous child welfare in its spring economic update.
OTTAWA -- The president of the Manitoba Metis Federation is accusing the Assembly of First Nations of misleading people about legislation that would codify the federation's right to self-government.
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "regressive" attempt by B.C. Premier David Eby's government to amend or suspend parts a landmark Indigenous rights law.
OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum on Indigenous issues Monday that Canada is making progress on improving the lives of Indigenous Peoples, even if that progress is slow.
OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and other Indigenous leaders are at a United Nations forum on Monday to stress the importance of its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and other Indigenous leaders are heading to the United Nations on Monday to stress the importance of its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Two First Nations leadership sources say British Columbia Premier David Eby is backing down again on the suspension of key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, scrapping plans to table legislation on Monday. One of the sources says the suspension bill -- which was already delayed last wee
OTTAWA -- The federal government is launching consultations on ways to improve labour relations to support Canada's economy and communities.
OTTAWA -- First Nations leaders are calling on the RCMP to apologize and are demanding a federal inquiry after a CBC report said the police service spied on Indigenous political leaders in the 1960s and beyond.
OTTAWA -- Six-month-old Annora Crowe held her parents' hands as she emerged from a teepee under the shadow of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on Wednesday and took her first steps.
OTTAWA -- Six-month old Annora Crowe held her parents hands as she emerged from a teepee under the shadow of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on Wednesday and took her first steps.
OTTAWA -- A Cree child took her first steps on the land during a "walking out" ceremony on Parliament Hill today, a moment one Algonquin elder says is historic and a reminder of the importance of family.
OTTAWA -- A coalition of clean energy groups is calling on Ottawa to connect the country through a grid powered by renewable energy.
Former senior Liberal cabinet ministers say they have "deep concern" about the federal government's decision not to pass legislation aiming to close what they consider a regulatory gap in arms exports. Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy and former justice minister and ambassador to the United Nations Allan Rock recently wrote a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand...
OTTAWA -- Former senior Liberal cabinet ministers say they have "deep concern" about the federal government's decision not to pass legislation aiming to close what they consider a regulatory gap in arms exports.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Ottawa this week with Finland's President Alexander Stubb, in a visit that will mark the first official bilateral meeting between the two leaders.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says any MP who joins his caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says any MP who joins his caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
OTTAWA -- Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to safeguard Indigenous women and girls and warning the federal government's major projects push could place them at higher risk.
OTTAWA -- Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to ensure safety and prosperity for Indigenous women and girls, with a national focus on major building projects.
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of "absolute betrayal" and colonialism. Speaker after speaker in the 17,000-word transcript of Thursday's meeting, obtained by The Canadian Press, criticize Eby's handling of...
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of "absolute betrayal" and colonialism.
The Conservative critic for Indigenous Services is echoing calls for Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize to Grassy Narrows First Nation after he said he could "outlast" a protester raising concerns about mercury poisoning in her community. Conservative MP Billy Morin says Carney acted arrogantly and should apologize to the community for laughing at their frustrations. Chrissy Isaacs, a Grassy...
OTTAWA -- The Conservative critic for Indigenous Services is adding his voice to calls for Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize to Grassy Narrows First Nation after he said he could "outlast" a protester raising concerns about mercury poisoning in her community.
OTTAWA -- Two First Nations chiefs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could "outlast" a First Nations woman who was protesting over mercury poisoning in her community.
OTTAWA -- Two First Nations chiefs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could "outlast" a First Nations woman who was protesting over mercury poisoning in her community.
OTTAWA -- After three house fires ripped through a First Nation in northern Ontario in less than a week, killing a small child, a retired fire chief said First Nations' firefighting operations in the region are being set up to fail by a lack of federal funding for equipment and training.
OTTAWA -- A retired fire chief says First Nations' firefighting operations in northern Ontario are being set up to fail and need better equipment and training from Indigenous Services Canada
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is expected to release a decision today on a landmark First Nations child welfare deal reached between chiefs in Ontario and the federal government.
OTTAWA -- First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario demanded answers Thursday from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty after they linked the death of a three-year-old boy to a lack of federal funding for fire services in their communities.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced on Thursday a $738.9-million funding package for First Nations health care, governance and emergency management.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce today a $738.9-million funding package for First Nations health care, governance and emergency management.
