Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell celebrates recognition of tribe land in Taunton. (Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News file photo 2015) By Matthew Daly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON- The House on Wednesday approved a bill reaffirming the right of a Massachusetts tribe to hold land in trust, a crucial ...

OTTAWA- Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s former chief of staff Ben Chin will start a new job as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week. Morneau’s office in fall 2017, the veteran political aide worked for former British Columbia premier Christy Clark and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. ...

May 14, 2019 OPG completes Nanticoke Solar Project on time and on budget;  completes major milestone on Darlington Refurbishment Project TORONTO , May 14, 2019 Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG or Company) today reported net income attributable to the Shareholder of $213 million for the first quarter of 2019. “OPG ...

MONTREAL- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. reported a loss in its first quarter compared with a profit a year ago as its revenue edged lower.   The engineering and construction firm says it lost $17.3 million or 10 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31. That compared with a profit ...

OTTAWA-Canada’s competition watchdog says a court order issued Thursday will allow it to see customer complaints filed against Bell Canada.   The Federal Court of Canada has granted the Competition Bureau’s request for records from the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services.   The Competition Bureau says that its investigation ...

  OTTAWA- The federal government’s long-awaited announcement Monday of a watchdog to enforce responsible conduct by Canadian companies operating abroad was greeted with disappointment by human-rights advocates.   That’s because International Trade Minister Jim Carr says it will take almost two more months to finalize the powers of the new ...

Vivid blue spinel with white carbonate in calc-silicate rock is seen in this undated handout photo. Baffin Island holds some of its treasure in plain sight with rocks that produce rare gems sitting exposed to the elements, a University of British Columbia study says. The cobalt-blue spinel,  is a rare ...

EDMONTON-United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says an Alberta government led by him would set up a Crown corporation to help Indigenous communities invest in resource projects.   “We need to do something dramatically different to end the stalemate that has left Alberta energy landlocked and has led to a jobs ...