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Canada stresses ‘political’ nature of commitment to providing First Nations clean water

Canada is stressing the “unwavering” but “political” nature of its commitment to providing First Nations with clean water, as it…

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Canada

Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say

The federal government has no legal duty to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water, even if Liberal ministers publicly…

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Business

Dockworkers on U.S. East Coast strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in…

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Health

Alberta First Nations leaders say federal government hid contamination at local dock

Three northern Alberta Indigenous groups say the federal government has kept them in the dark about a contaminated dock site…

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Sports

MacKinnon eager to play alongside Crosby at 4 Nations Face-Off

Nathan MacKinnon had lots to contemplate this summer. The Colorado Avalanche were ousted in the second round of the playoffs…

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Canada

2 First Nations civil servants in Sask. ‘shamed,’ sent home for wearing orange on Sept. 30: chiefs

Two First Nations women who work at the Meadow Lake provincial court house were “shamed” and sent home for wearing…

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Politics

Ottawa, Ontario spar over funding for First Nations elders home

A jurisdictional battle between Ottawa and Ontario over funding for a new elders home in a northern First Nation could…

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Politics

NDP MP urges policy changes in emergency debate on First Nations deaths by police

A New Democrat MP urged the House of Commons to put politics aside and find immediate policy solutions on Monday…

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Politics

MPs to hold emergency debate after 6 First Nations deaths by police over 2 weeks

The House of Commons will hold an emergency debate Monday evening after six separate incidents in two weeks where First Nations people were killed by…

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Sports

Canadian men’s rugby team defeated by Tonga, goes winless at Pacific Nations Cup tournament

Tonga ran in three first-half tries and relied on some stingy second-half defence to defeat Canada 30-17 in the fifth-place…

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