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A First Nation in Alberta will be in court today seeking to shut down a petition urging the province to quit Confederation.

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King’s Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds that First Nations’ consent is required first.

It is alleging a failure by Alberta, Canada and the province’s...


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A First Nations leader in B.C. says Premier David Eby’s plan to suspend portions of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) will crea...


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Tensions between the Nova Scotia government and First Nations leaders flared up over the weekend amid a continuing debate over a blockade and who has jurisdiction in Indigenous communities.

Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways “is never acceptable” after protestors set up multiple blockades in reaction to an RCMP raid on an unregulated Indigenous cannabis shop i...


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The lawyer representing the Independent First Nations Alliance (INFA) says the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is finally moving on a complaint that was filed months ago against the federal government over fire safety.

For months, the communities that make up INFA have been trying to get answers from the CHRC on the status of the case. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inni...


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The head of the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) says the organization is eager to move ahead on an $8.5 billion agreement on long-term reform in First Nations child welfare after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approved a deal with the federal government on Monday.

“Ultimately, first off, we have to wait for the next 30 days whether or not the parties will be filing an ap...


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