By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 30, 2024 7:08 am Updated April 30, 2024 7:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nations working to end plastic pollution have made progress on a treaty after talks concluded Tuesday in Ottawa. Delegates and observers …
Read More »Treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve: Supreme Court of Canada
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2024 12:43 pm Updated April 12, 2024 12:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well …
Read More »Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta implement adoption law to end private adoption of Treaty 8 children
The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta have implemented a new law they say supersedes provincial laws with the goal of protecting First Nations children. Treaty 8 officials held a news conference Friday during which they explained “the adoption and private guardianship law” ends adoptions and private guardianships involving Treaty …
Read More »Canada, Ontario reach historic $10 billion proposed First Nations treaty settlement
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2023 1:33 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands. The fund, …
Read More »Manitoba Métis Federation approves historic Red River Métis self-government treaty – Winnipeg
The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), alongside thousands of members who joined in-person and online, approved the Red River Métis Self Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty. David Chartrand, president of the MMF, says the vote was quoted “as extraordinary as the assembly itself,” which the MMF claims was the largest in …
Read More »Ukraine looks for security treaty to formalize wartime allied support
While Russia may be in retreat in northeastern Ukraine, the government in Kyiv has signalled once again that it’s looking beyond the current war for long-term security guarantees from western allies — including Canada — while it waits to join NATO. Those guarantees would include substantial weapons transfers, military training and binding …
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