OTTAWA-First Nations leaders are calling on the federal government to oppose a nuclear waste disposal site near the Ottawa River that they say threatens drinking water and their rights. Last month, a federal regulator approved a proposal from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to build a near-surface disposal facility for nuclear waste ...

By Sandi Krasowski  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An analysis of the City of Thunder Bay is underway to explore how Indigenous spending supports the growth and development of the city as a regional service hub. A joint effort between the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), Fort William First ...

By Eve Cable Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As representatives of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) walked up the stairs of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Wednesday afternoon, they were greeted by a huge billboard that read “Welcome Mohawk Council of Kahnawake.” “For the longest time in our history, ...

By Andrew Bates  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The chief of a First Nation looking to build a contentious lobster holding facility in Chamcook Harbour asked a roomful of its potential neighbours to “make a partnership” for mutual benefit. Chief Allan Polchies of Sitansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation spoke Monday night ...

 By Marc Lalonde  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs plans to search the Prairie Green landfill in Winnipeg for then remains of a pair of missing women were met with support and thanks by federal Crown-Indigenous Relations minister Gary Anandasangaree earlier this week. The plan, which the AMC ...

 By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG-First Nations leaders are renewing their push for an all-season road on the east side of Lake Winnipeg that would connect several remote communities to goods, services and health care in the south. They are calling on the federal and Manitoba governments to pay ...

By Isaac Nay  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Before her jewelry venture blossomed into an Indigenous business consultation company, Ashley Clark was about to launch a line of sterling silver pieces. Then she saw an advertisement for a photography workshop at the ADAAWE Indigenous Business Hub in Ottawa. At the facility, ...

By Matt Simmons  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter As Teresa Waddington proudly proclaimed LNG Canada is on track to wrap up construction in Kitimat, B.C., this year, the  room full of hundreds of attendees at the BC Natural Resources Forum  erupted in cheers. “We are 90 per cent complete, bringing  Canada’s ...