Federal Politics

Canada’s apologizes for labeling Dakota and Lakota as second-class First Nations

"We are sorry," are three words Dakota and Lakota First Nations have been waiting to hear after being viewed as "second class First Nations" for decades by Canada.On Monday, hundreds of youth, elders,...

Jul 15, 2024

Canadian politicians well protected, ex-RCMP officer says

A retired RCMP officer says he doesn't expect major repercussions on security provided for Canadian politicians in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at former U.S. president Donald Trump's rally in P...

Jul 14, 2024

Can AI be an author? Federal Court asked to decide in new copyright case

The Federal Court of Canada is being asked to declare that only humans - and not artificial intelligence - can be considered authors under Canada's copyright law.It's the first court case in the count...

Jul 13, 2024

Sask. carbon tax injunction hearing cancelled

The hearing over the Government of Saskatchewan's injunction against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that was expected to begin on Friday morning has been cancelled.Shortly before the start time of 11...

Jul 12, 2024

Court to hear Saskatchewan’s case to stop collection of carbon levy money

Federal Court in Vancouver is to hear a case today from the Saskatchewan government asking for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions in carbon levy money.Premier Sco...

Jul 12, 2024

MLCN going on a week without running water

Members of Montreal Lake Cree Nation, who live on reserve, are on day six of no running water.This of course has obvious implications for taking showers or baths, or doing laundry. According to a writ...

Jul 02, 2024

Lawyers looking for thousands of families owed money by Veterans Affairs

Lawyers are trying to get in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who are owed money through a class-action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs.The suit was launched after the Veterans Ombudsman fo...

Jun 26, 2024

New federal funding guarantees completion of Wollaston Lake road project

A final capital injection of $49 million from the federal government will secure the completion of an all-season road for Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation by the end of next fall. Tha...

Jun 17, 2024

Trudeau says Russia needs to be accountable for 'genocide' of taking Ukrainian kids

BURGENSTOCK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia needs to be accountable "for the element of genocide" he says it's committing by taking thousands of Ukrainian children from their home. He addr...

Jun 16, 2024

Feds release carbon pricing impact data ahead of Conservative motion demanding it

Newly released federal modelling data suggest that carbon pricing for consumers and big industry will together lower greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 12 per cent a year by 2030 and shave 0.9 per ...

Jun 13, 2024