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Ontario First Nations leaders say federal government's carbon tax is discriminatory
Ontario First Nations leaders are asking the Federal Court to exempt their communities from the federal carbon tax, a policy they call grossly unfair and discriminatory.
Liberals accuse Conservatives of playing politics with Ukraine after caucus rejects trade deal
The Liberal government accused Conservatives on Wednesday of abandoning Ukraine by voting overwhelmingly against an updated free trade deal that promotes carbon pricing.
Ottawa, lawyers reach $55M deal on First Nations child welfare legal fees
Class action lawyers have shaved $25 million off their request for $80 million in legal fees related to a multi-billion dollar settlement on First Nations child welfare.
Ottawa says lawyers don't deserve $80 million for First Nation child welfare settlement
Ottawa wants to pay class action lawyers roughly half the amount they're requesting in legal fees for a multi-billion dollar First Nations child welfare compensation case — the largest settlement agreement in Canadian history.
Judge approves historic $23B First Nations child welfare compensation agreement
The Federal Court has approved a $23 billion settlement agreement — the largest in Canadian history — for First Nations children and families who experienced racial discrimination through Ottawa's chronic underfunding of the on-reserve foster care system and other family services.
Judge to decide fate of $23B First Nations child welfare compensation
The Federal Court will be asked this week to approve $23 billion in compensation for First Nations children and families who were discriminated against by Ottawa through its chronic underfunding the on-reserve foster care system and other family services.
Ottawa fighting to avoid paying $80M in First Nations child welfare legal fees
Ottawa is opposing more than $80 million in legal fees requested by class action lawyers for their work on a historic, multi-billion dollar proposed settlement for First Nations child welfare, CBC News has learned.
Ottawa poised to make decision on search of Manitoba landfill for human remains: minister
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the federal government is on the verge of presenting a solution to calls for a search at the Prairie Green Landfill in Manitoba to find the remains of two First Nations women believed to be murdered by an alleged serial killer.
Immigration minister says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to cross borders
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous Peoples to cross international borders that have severed their homelands and families for generations.
MPs hope Zelenskyy's visit counters creeping fatigue over cost of war support
Some MPs worried about waning enthusiasm among their constituents for supporting Ukraine's defence say they hope President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit changes some hearts and minds.