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Manitoba First Nations evacuees find refuge in Niagara Falls, but new challenges await
Hundreds of First Nations wildfire evacuees have flown from Manitoba to Ontario this week as out-of-control wildfires rage ...
In the centre of Ontario's drug crisis, Fort William First Nation fights for new facility
After declaring a state of emergency over its toxic drug crisis last summer, Fort William First Nation, just south of Thunder ...
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Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred ...
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Ontario First Nations groups slam mining-focused Bill 5
The proposed law aims to accelerate mining development and create First Nations-led special economic zones such as for the ...
First Nations threaten highway blockages over Ford government’s Bill 5
First Nation leaders have already signalled that the Ford government's efforts have fallen flat with Indigenous communities, which are now preparing for confrontation.
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Native leaders in northeastern Ontario urge Ford to scrap Bill 5
Even as the Ford government seeks to push Bill 5 into law, native leaders in northeastern Ontario are joining others in ...
Nipissing First Nation leads rally against Ontario’s Bill 5
About 70 people gathered before MPP Vic Fedeli’s office on North Bay’s Main Street today to protest the province’s proposed ...
First Nations rally against Bill 5
Meaningless and unserious are words Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa uses to describe amendments the Ontario government proposes for its own Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our ...
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Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 unanimous in opposition to the passing of Ontario Bill C-5
KENORA - NEWS - Throughout the Spring National Assembly in Niisaachewan First Nation the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 ...
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Last-minute changes to Ontario mining bill are not good enough, First Nations say
Last-minute changes to a controversial Ontario mining bill are not good enough and ignore a central plea to work together on ...
Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.
More than 50 First Nations in Canada — with 56,000 people total — depend on approximately 3,700 miles of winter roads. There ...
Hundreds of First Nations members travel to Queen’s Park to protest Ontario mining bill
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government moved to shut down debate on a mining law known as Bill 5, despite an angry backlash ...