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Ottawa sending armed forces support to evacuate northwestern Ontario First Nation as wildfires spread
An out-of-control wildfire, more than 1,500 square kilometres in size, is threatening Sandy Lake First Nation, Ontario says ...
Ontario’s Bill 5 has passed. Here’s why it has sparked conflict with First Nations
Legislation meant to speed up mining and other projects comes amid a shifting legal landscape for Indigenous rights ...
Ottawa sending support from armed forces amid northern Ontario wildfire evacuations
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is deploying members of the Canadian Armed Forces to help evacuate a ...
Ontario voted ‘in favour of Idle No More 2’ by passing mining law, First Nations say
Among other changes, Bill 5 will create so-called special economic zones where a range of laws, ranging from municipal ...
Ontario passes Bill 5 despite opposition from First Nations, environmental groups
Doug Ford's government has passed the controversial Bill 5 that aims to speed up mining projects and other developments in ...
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First Nations vow to 'stop that bulldozer coming north,' as Ontario passes controversial mining law
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has given itself the power to suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen ...
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Grand chief in Ontario says repeal of Bill 5 starting point for discussions with First Nations
The head of the Chiefs of Ontario says Premier Doug Ford needs to repeal Bill 5 and start consulting with First Nations.
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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 Nation chiefs share safety concerns amid wildfire evacuations in northwestern Ontario
As wildfire evacuees from northwestern Ontario settle in at their accommodations in the southern part of the province, ...
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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Ontario First Nations resist new mining law that bypasses consultation and environmental protections
Indigenous leaders from across Ontario are vowing legal and on-the-ground resistance to Bill 5, a sweeping provincial mining ...
Canadian military to assist in Ontario community wildfire evacuations: Carney
Canadian Armed Forces troops will help evacuate Sandy Lake First Nation, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday morning, as a wildfire moves toward the northwestern Ontario community.