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On the shores of Attawapiskat Lake, deep in the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario, sits Neskantaga First Nation – a community of about 350 people that can only be accessed by plane or an ice road in the winter. Many residents, who have for years dealt with challenges …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier Doug Ford says a controversial push to mine a mineral-rich area of northern Ontario is being carefully watched around the world. The Ford government is facing a legal challenge from some local First Nations communities who say they have not been …

An all-season road to Ontario‘s Ring of Fire — a region with rich deposits of critical minerals needed for battery manufacturing — appears to have been a primary preoccupation for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford during four successive meetings in the latter half of 2022. Federal briefing …