Alessia Passafiume

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Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report

Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report

OTTAWA — A DNA test shows a for­mer judge and Order of Cana­da recip­i­ent…

AFN head meets with Manitoba's viceregal to seek independent inquiry into killings

AFN head meets with Manitoba's viceregal to seek independent inquiry into killings

OTTAWA — The nation­al chief of the Assem­bly of First Nations is urg­ing Man­i­to­ba’s…

AFN head meets with Manitoba's vice-regal to seek independent inquiry into killings

AFN head meets with Manitoba's vice-regal to seek independent inquiry into killings

OTTAWA — The nation­al chief of the Assem­bly of First Nations is urg­ing Man­i­to­ba’s…

AFN, Ottawa finalize 10-year, $47.8-billion deal on child welfare reform

AFN, Ottawa finalize 10-year, $47.8-billion deal on child welfare reform

MONTREAL — The Assem­bly of First Nations and the fed­er­al gov­ern­ment final­ized…

AFN head told chiefs draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa worth $47.8B: source

AFN head told chiefs draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa worth $47.8B: source

MONTREAL — The head of the Assem­bly of First Nations has informed chiefs that…

Chiefs pass resolution reversing course on forensic audit of AFN

Chiefs pass resolution reversing course on forensic audit of AFN

OTTAWA — The Assem­bly of First Nations passed an emer­gency res­o­lu­tion at its…

AFN national chief says child welfare reform deal reached with Ottawa

AFN national chief says child welfare reform deal reached with Ottawa

OTTAWA — The nation­al chief of the Assem­bly of First Nations said Tues­day that she has…

Most Canadians think Trudeau will stay on to the next election: poll

Most Canadians think Trudeau will stay on to the next election: poll

A major­i­ty of Cana­di­ans think Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau will stay on to lead…

Most Canadians think Trudeau will stay on to the next election: poll

Most Canadians think Trudeau will stay on to the next election: poll

OTTAWA — A major­i­ty of Cana­di­ans think Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau will stay…

AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns

AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns

OTTAWA — The nation­al chief of the Assem­bly of First Nations says the orga­ni­za­tion…

As former chief sues Assembly of First Nations, minister says Ottawa won't weigh in

As former chief sues Assembly of First Nations, minister says Ottawa won't weigh in

OTTAWA — The fed­er­al min­is­ter of Crown-Indige­nous rela­tions says Ottawa’s role is…

Two First Nations bring court application to review $510M lawyer bill for treaty work

Two First Nations bring court application to review $510M lawyer bill for treaty work

OTTAWA — Two First Nations have launched a court appli­ca­tion against lawyers who…

Tories hold lead over Liberals, Canadians report limited trust in institutions: poll

Tories hold lead over Liberals, Canadians report limited trust in institutions: poll

The Con­ser­v­a­tive par­ty is main­tain­ing a steady lead over Prime Min­is­ter…