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Elder Claudette Commanda gives a fiery speech on Parliament HIll with a pouch of tobacco and eagle feathers in her hand. Photo by Spencer Colby/Canada's National Observer

March to Parliament Hill brings youth, labour and Indigenous advocacy under the banner of climate action

Youth activists — some not even old enough to vote — led marches on Parliament Hill Friday, demanding the government do more to address the climate crisis as part of a global day of action.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | September 23rd 2022

Members of The United People of Canada (TUPOC) argue with an Ottawa resident, left, at St. Brigid's church on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Judge orders eviction of ‘Freedom Convoy’ offshoot from Ottawa church

In her ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice Sally Gomery says The United People of Canada breached an agreement of purchase and sale with the property’s owners.

By Canadian Press | News | September 23rd 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Canada's ambassador to Russia Alison LeClaire as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov looks on during a ceremony in Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo-Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

RCMP investigates reports of attack on Russian embassy in Ottawa

The R-C-M-P is investigating an alleged attack on the Russian embassy in Ottawa.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 20th 2022

With more resources for Indigenous-led conservation announced last week, Indigenous-led biodiversity efforts will continued to be centred ahead of COP15 later this year, Steven Guilbeault says. Photo courtesy of Steven Guilbeault

‘Moccasins on the ground’: What extra funding for Indigenous Guardians means for one First Nation

In a meeting with the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and Indigenous partners, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced an additional $30 million of funding for the Indigenous Guardians program.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | September 6th 2022

Patterns of red honour those Indigenous women and girls who were lost but not forgotten. Photo courtesy of Martha Kyak

Martha Kyak’s InukChic fashion is unapologetically Inuit, glamorous and political

Martha Kyak has seen her fashion designs in many places, but one of the most powerful was on stage next to the prime minister.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | August 25th 2022

Kemptville residents launch legal fight to stop the province from paving farmland to build a prison

Earlier this week, Victor Lachance and Kirk Albert filed for a judicial review of Ontario’s proposal to build a 235-bed correctional facility in the town of 4,000 about 50 kilometres south of Canada’s capital, in part to relieve overcrowding at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.

By Jessica McDiarmid | News | August 19th 2022

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced plans for a number of nature-related projects, including a commitment to establish Nova Scotia. File photo from June 21, 2019. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Nova Scotia and Ottawa commit to create province's first urban national park

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement at an aquatic club next to the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness area, in the west end of Halifax.

By Canadian Press | News | August 18th 2022

Are American-style ‘strong mayors’ right for Ontario?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has long touted the benefits of American-style strong mayors presiding over local governments after his days working for his family’s multimillion-dollar label company in Chicago, where he admired the clout of then-mayor Richard Daley.

By Jessica McDiarmid | News | August 18th 2022

The Black Case is a fictionalized retelling of a survivor' story. (Photo courtesy of Caroline Monnet)

Caroline Monnet reopens the horrors of The Black Case

The short film The Black Case plays with traditional horror tropes to tell a horrific story of a residential school survivor.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | August 11th 2022

Doug Ford’s ‘strong mayor’ legislation won't solve housing crisis: critics

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to give the mayors of Ottawa and Toronto greater power with so-called strong mayor legislation introduced Wednesday in an apparent bid to speed up housing development in the province.

By Jessica McDiarmid | News | August 10th 2022

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