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OTTAWA -- Israel's ambassador in Canada said the country's diplomatic team in Ottawa feels safe but must remain "vigilant" after a shooting killed two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Israel's ambassador in Canada said the country's diplomatic team in Ottawa feels safe but must remain "vigilant" after a shooting killed two employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington yesterday. The two staff members were leaving an event at a Jewish museum when they were shot and killed. Police said the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after his arrest.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- 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 AFN's requests are "unreasonable."
As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Metis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead. But the newly-appointed Indigenous services minister also knows what it's like to sit at both sides of the table -- as a cabinet minister now and, until recently, as the...
OTTAWA -- As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Metis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead.
OTTAWA -- For the first time ever, an Indigenous person has been chosen to lead the federal department responsible for providing services to First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities.
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says that if the new Liberal government doesn't introduce legislation on access to clean drinking water within 100 days, the problem won't be fixed soon.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship.
OTTAWA -- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says he doesn't expect Prime Minister Mark Carney to get everything right immediately as he learns about and crafts policies for Indigenous Peoples, but it's clear he's willing to learn.
OTTAWA -- The Federal Court has rejected the federal government's motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Metis who were involved in the so-called "'60s Scoop."
OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs -- and most believe Canada should fight back.
OTTAWA -- With a federal election call widely expected on Sunday, the three main political parties are ramping up their attacks and trying to pitch their leaders as the best people to guide Canada through difficult days ahead.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a plan Friday to boost training and employment for workers in the skilled trades. Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa Friday morning, Poilievre said his plan for "more boots, less suits" will expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster access to employment insurance for apprentices in licensed trades.
OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives and NDP won't say how or if they're vetting their candidates' claims to Indigenous identity -- even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shifting statements about his background.
OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives and NDP won't say how or if they're vetting the their candidates' claims to Indigenous identity -- even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shifting statements about his background.
OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup.
OTTAWA -- Queer Momentum executive director Fae Johnstone says she wants Canadians to help safeguard LGBTQ rights in the upcoming federal election -- and she's using drag to reach them.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Friday pledged to amend the Conflict of Interest Act to require that party leadership candidates make financial disclosures similar to those cabinet ministers must make -- closing what Poilievre calls the "Carney loophole." The change would direct all leadership candidates to disclose their financial holdings to the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner within 3...
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would amend the Conflict of Interest Act if elected prime minister, saying it would close the "Carney Loophole."
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described his Wednesday phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump as "colourful" and warned Canadians that the trade war is likely to continue, despite Mexico receiving a temporary tariff reprieve on Thursday.
OTTAWA -- The federal government announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who filed a class action lawsuit over their experiences at so-called "Indian hospitals."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described his Wednesday phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump as "colourful" and warned Canadians that the trade war is likely to continue, despite Mexico receiving a temporary tariff reprieve on Thursday. Trudeau and Trump spoke by phone Wednesday for around 50 minutes. The Wall Street Journal reported the call grew heated and included profanity. "I...
OTTAWA -- One day after he had what he describes as a "colourful call" with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to insist the Trump administration's tariffs on Canada must be dropped.
OTTAWA -- Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he hopes a federal settlement with Metis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says Ottawa needs the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and a committee trying to renegotiate a child welfare agreement to decide who's leading the talks before any progress can be made.
OTTAWA -- Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Thursday afternoon on behalf of the federal government for its role in the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948, saying it is "long overdue."
OTTAWA -- First Nations chiefs in Ontario voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favour of a child welfare reform deal with the federal government.
OTTAWA -- First Nations chiefs in Ontario are voting today on whether to accept a child welfare reform deal with the federal government as an election approaches.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report says.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving projects. The proposals drew some swift criticism from experts and researchers. Speaking at a rally in Ottawa on Saturday, Poilievre said he would encourage Indigenous leaders to support natural resource...
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving projects.
OTTAWA -- Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them.
OTTAWA -- Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them.
OTTAWA -- The Assembly of First Nations says children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system from 1991 to 2022 can apply for a class action settlement starting in March.
OTTAWA -- As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boost their support of First Nations firms that have strong ties to the land and are less likely to move south.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he is only aware of two genders -- male and female -- and that the government should leave questions of gender identity alone.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is only aware of two genders -- male and female -- and that the government should leave people alone.
OTTAWA -- A prominent trans activist says she'll be avoiding travel to the U.S. following President Donald Trump's executive order limiting gender expression to male or female, and wants Canada to update trans citizens on travel safety guidelines south of the border.
OTTAWA -- An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn't approved the regulations.
OTTAWA -- Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's threats on tariffs and Canada's territorial sovereignty.
OTTAWA -- Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's threats on tariffs and Canada's territorial sovereignty.
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says First Nations should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to threats of tariffs by incoming president Donald Trump on territorial sovereignty.
OTTAWA -- The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to force the federal government back to the negotiation table on national reforms to the child welfare system after chiefs voted down proposed changes on two occasions last year.
OTTAWA -- The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to force the federal government back to the negotiation table on First Nations child welfare reforms.
OTTAWA -- Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk of Canada becoming the 51st state is a distraction from more pressing threats of U.S tariffs on Canada and their likely impact.
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it will be a "deep disappointment" if a First Nations drinking water bill dies completely before the next election.
OTTAWA -- First Nations in Ontario are charting their own path with the federal government to reform the child welfare system weeks after critics said the deal reached last July was too weak to accept.
OTTAWA -- Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada's new $1.3 billion border plan with members of Donald Trump's transition team, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself appeared to finally push back at the president-elect over his social media posts about turning Canada into the 51st state.
Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada's new border plan with Donald Trump's transition team, a day after Trudeau himself appeared to finally push back at the president-elect over his social media posts about turning Canada into the 51st state. Both Trudeau and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, who Trudeau has been...
OTTAWA -- Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada's new border plan with Donald Trump's transition team, a day after Trudeau himself appeared to finally push back at the president-elect over his social media posts about turning Canada into the 51st state.
OTTAWA -- The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
OTTAWA -- The Survivors' Secretariat says it will be bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a decision on whether it will fund the group's work.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals are planning to introduce legislation to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit from being treated as income under the Income Tax Act.
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break.
OTTAWA -- Canada told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal it can't say when it will work through 140,000 backlogged requests for Jordan's Principle to be applied.
OTTAWA -- A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8 billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there's a change in government in the upcoming year.
OTTAWA -- The Assembly of First Nations is warning it's not equipped to implement the direction it received from chiefs at two recent assemblies on child welfare reforms.