Alessia Passafiume
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
AFN special chiefs assembly begins in Ottawa
The Assembly of First Nations is hosting a special chiefs assembly in Ottawa today with child welfare, economic reconciliation and First Nations policing on the agenda.
Assembly of First Nations rejects $47.8B child welfare reform deal
At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against a resolution in support of the deal after a lengthy debate that at points was emotionally charged as they argued either for or against it.
Chiefs to vote on $47.8B child welfare reform agreement with federal government
The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over Canada's underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services.
Should the feds have given millions to a self-identifying Indigenous group?
As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.
Parliament stalls out as Conservatives accuse Liberals of corruption
The government has been unable to put any of its own business before the House of Commons for a full week, and the Conservatives on Thursday said that's the result of Liberal "corruption."
Liberals mourn Montreal byelection loss while NDP celebrates Manitoba victory
Trudeau has not yet commented on the loss, but it is the second time in three months that his party lost a stronghold in a byelection. In June the Conservatives defeated the Liberals narrowly in Toronto-St. Paul's.
Poilievre pushes Singh to dump Liberal deal and force fall election
Poilievre called for the New Democrats and Bloc Québécois to vote non-confidence in the minority government when Parliament resumes next month.
Trudeau should rescind Charles Adler's appointment to Senate: Manitoba chief
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says Adler's past comments toward Indigenous Peoples are "grossly offensive" and perpetuate stereotypes.
Get ready for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada
That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada's rapid extreme weather event attribution system, which compares today's climate to a pre-industrial one.
Liberal MP regrets 'distress' to those who left meeting in tears after topic changed to abortion
The MP had steered the rare summer meeting of the House of Commons status of women committee away from the planned topic of domestic violence, accusing Conservatives of putting together the agenda in haste.