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Over 2,000 people expected to evacuate from northwestern Ontario First Nations due to wildfires
Evacuations of Pikangikum and North Spirit Lake First Nations in northwestern Ontario are expected to begin Friday, as out-of ...
Inquest to examine deaths of 5 people following blastomycosis outbreak in northern Ontario First Nation
A coroner's inquest has been announced into the deaths of five people during an outbreak of blastomycosis in Constance Lake ...
First Nations call for Ontario environment minister's resignation
Dozens of First Nations in Ontario are calling for the resignation of Environment Minister Todd McCarthy after he asked the ...
First Nations say ancestral remains found during excavation near Ontario Power Generation’s new Oshawa headquarters
The remains were found while Ontario Power Generation was digging on land that had been long-identified as an Indigenous ...
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Ontario environment minister apologizes for 'confusion' over clean water bill letter
Ontario's environment minister has apologized to First Nation chiefs for any "confusion" his letter caused when he asked the ...
First Nations call for Ontario environment minister to resign for trying to stop clean water bill
McCarthy singled out the fresh drinking water bill when asking the federal Liberals to stop legislation that would 'delay project development and undermine competitiveness' ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7d
Members of First Nation in northern Ontario to return home after wildfire evacuations
Residents of a First Nation in northern Ontario will start returning home Friday after a wildfire threatened the community ...
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First Nation sees 'concrete opportunities' in northwestern Ontario open-pit gold project
Some special economic benefits and environmental safeguards are enshrined in a Long Term Relationship Agreement (LRTA) ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7d
Federal Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite opposition from Alberta and Ontario
Despite opposition from Alberta and Ontario, the federal minister of Indigenous services plans to reintroduce legislation to ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7d
Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws
Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Chief Louis Kwissiwa says they demonstrated alongside Highway 17 to show their disapproval of the ...
Canada's National Observer5d
First Nation’s fight for clean water stalls amid federal-provincial tensions
A remote northern Ontario First Nation’s daily struggle for safe drinking water is stuck in the middle of a political fight ...
Inquest to examine 5 deaths during blastomycosis outbreak in First Nation in northern Ontario
A coroner's inquest has been announced into the 2021-2022 deaths of five people during an outbreak of blastomycosis in Constance Lake First Nation just west of Hearst, Ont. Dozens of people were also ...