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Canada's First Nations launch constitutional challenge of legislation
A group of Canada's First Nations has launched a constitutional challenge to recently passed laws that would fast-track ...
Premiers and First Nations meet in Ontario amid legal action over Bill 5, Bill C-5
Canada's premiers are meeting with leaders from the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and the Native Women's Association of Canada.
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Premiers meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
Canada's premiers are pledging economic reconciliation with Indigenous people as they head into discussions with First ...
She's fought for clean water for years and fears proposed Ontario permit changes will hurt First Nations
Proposed changes to Ontario's water-taking permit process would make permits transferrable if a business is sold. There are ...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation residents told not to consume tap water
The 1,000 people who live in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation have been told not to drink the water coming out of their ...
Ontario’s promise to consult First Nations ‘smoke and mirrors’: Bill 5 legal action
The First Nation groups announced they are bringing urgent litigation to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to try to kill ...
First Nations launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5
Nine First Nations in Ontario are are seeking an injunction against a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track ...
Federal, provincial environmental bills have 'no respect' for Ontario First Nations, says chief
Nine Ontario First Nations asking for an injunction against a pair of federal and provincial bills meant to fast-track ...
Nine First Nations in Ontario launch constitutional challenge against Bill 5 and Bill C-5
Lawyers for the Indigenous groups say in a legal filing that the two laws ‘violate the constitutional obligation of the Crown ...
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Premiers to meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
A three-day meeting of the country's premiers gets underway today, and the first item on the agenda is discussions with ...
No consensus among First Nations after meeting with premiers about major projects
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak struck a positive tone after the meeting, where the premiers agreed to meet with Indigenous leadership and the prime minister, though ...