Musqueam deal will challenge overlapping Indigenous claims across Canada
Justine Hunter / theglobeandmail - Where Aboriginal title will be recognized, and what rights will be affirmed, are yet to be negotiated
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EverWind secures more than $240M in financing for N.S. wind and hydrogen projects
Devin Stevens / nationalobserver - A wind energy company in Nova Scotia with the backing of local First Nations has secured $240 million in financing to construct onshore wind farms and an associated green hydrogen project that aims to be the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
Back to Top / Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 7:22 am / permalink 20052 / 4 stories in 3 days
Musqueam First Nation signs Aboriginal rights deal with Ottawa – read the full agreement
Amy Judd / globalnews - Chief Wayne Sparrow of the Musqueam Indian Band told Global News that the agreement signed with the federal government does not include private properties in that region.
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 20030 / 5 stories in 4 days
More than 2,000 Pimicikamak Cree Nation members still displaced 60 days after outage
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - 'Our people have been abandoned,' the Nation said in a statement. 'No family should be forced to live in mould-infested, unsafe homes while those responsible dodge their duty.'
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Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding today to support Jordan’s Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health services.…
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Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - From clean drinking water legislation to self-government and better infrastructure, Indigenous leaders say they're looking for action from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19524 / 4 stories in 13 days
Feds warn First Nations people to carry their passports when crossing US border
Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border.
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Manitoba Premier hails launch of study to gather industry viewpoints on Port of Churchill expansion
Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - Wab Kinew says Ottawa will lead the study canvassing business leaders at about 70 large companies for feedback
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:22 pm / permalink 19448 / 5 stories in 15 days
Kamloops First Nation finds no confirmed grave sites in latest survey
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - A press release from the office of the Chief of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., has stated that the most recent investigation at the Kamloops Residential School site shows "signatures that resemble burials" but no confirmed grav…
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‘Slowly work together’: How students in La Loche returned after mass shooting
News Staff / citynews - A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class. Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says time was needed after the tragedy at Dene High School in …
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Saskatoon jury finds Desjarlais-Kelly guilty of manslaughter in shooting death
Michael Joel-Hansen / thestarphoenix - The jury found Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly shot Arden Panipekeesick in the neck during an argument in an Avenue K North home on Feb. 10, 2024.
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SQ investigating three deaths in the Kitigan Zibi Indigenous community
Tinatenneriello / citynews - The Sûreté du Québec has launched an investigation into three deaths that occurred overnight Tuesday in the Kitigan Zibi Indigenous community in the Outaouais region. According to the provincial police force, local authorities were called at around 2:15 a…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:22 am / permalink 19014 / 5 stories in 23 days
Conservatives built the Alberta separatist movement. Now they have to break it
Max Fawcett / nationalobserver - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney spent years whipping voters into a frenzy against Ottawa. Now, at least, he's doing something to put out the fire he helped start. Will any of his Conservative colleagues join him?
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 19010 / 7 stories in 23 days
Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand
sootoday - NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up her trip to Greenland and Denmark today, vowing to continue a focus on economic ties, shared heritage, Arctic security and defence.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18900 / 4 stories in 27 days
Manitoba RCMP issue alert after abduction in Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Manitoba RCMP have issued a Dangerous Person Alert for Pimicikamak Cree Nation and surrounding areas following the abduction of a 20-year-old woman.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 2:23 pm / permalink 18804 / 5 stories in 29 days
New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change and defence
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of US President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18782 / 12 stories in 29 days
Parents of B.C.'s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
sootoday - BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last month, surrounded by a pack of dingoes.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 18748 / 5 stories in 4 wks
Teens face 1st-degree murder charges in First Nations double homicide
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Prosecutors say two teens apprehended last week in connection with a double homicide in a First Nations community in northern Quebec are facing first-degree murder charges.
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Arctic sovereignty: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon heading to Norway, Denmark and Greenland
sootoday - OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway next week. On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and later meet with Norway’s King Harald in Oslo.
Back to Top / Saturday, January 31, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 18621 / 2 stories in 4 wks