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Ottawa invests $200M in Indigenous Kitimat LNG project
The proposed $6 billion Cedar LNG facility in Kitimat has received a $200 million injection from the federal government.
Ottawa was warned about problems with Indigenous procurement – but grew it into a $1.6-billion program anyway
The Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business was put into place in 1996 with good intentions, but with loopholes and ...
Indigenous groups press for greater say in Ottawa’s contracting policy rules
Procurement strategy designed to benefit Indigenous businesses and communities has persistently been the target of warnings ...
Jordan's Principle funding for First Nations children being extended through 2026: Indigenous Services
The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026.
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Main political parties won't say how, or if, they're vetting Indigenous candidates
The federal Conservatives and NDP won't say how or if they're vetting their candidates' claims to Indigenous identity — even ...
Algonquin community wins part of court challenge over nuclear waste dump near Ottawa River
An Algonquin First Nation in Quebec is declaring victory after a federal judge upheld part of its court challenge to a proposed radioactive waste dump to be built about a kilometre away from the ...
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Ottawa provides $20M for B.C.'s forest sector amid softwood duties, trade war
The federal government is providing about $20 million in funding to support British Columbia's forestry sector, part of ...
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Ottawa tells First Nations chiefs committee to sort out child welfare talks with AFN
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu takes part in a panel during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick ...
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Federal govt. to fund Jordan’s Principle for First Nations kids through 2026
MONTREAL — Ottawa says it will continue to fund Jordan’s Principle to support First Nations children through 2026 as some ...
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Funding for community policing program to end
The territorial government confirmed that federal funding for the Fort Liard pilot project will continue until its contract ...