Liam Casey
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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First Nations demand Ontario environment minister's resignation
Several dozen First Nations in Ontario called for the resignation of the province's environment minister on Wednesday after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.
Two communities seeking better roads in Ring of Fire, reject new mining law
Two First Nations that signed deals with the provincial government to improve access to the Ring of Fire are speaking out against a new Ontario law that seeks to ease mineral extraction in the northern region.
First Nations vow to 'stop that bulldozer coming north,' as Ontario passes controversial mining law
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has given itself the power to suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen projects in areas it deems to have economic importance. On Wednesday afternoon, the province passed Bill 5, the so-called Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, which has sparked a firestorm of anger among First Nations.
First Nations protest at Queen's Park against Ford's mining bill
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred First Nations members who came from the far north to the front lawn of Queen's Park on Monday.
Ontario promises to amend mining bill, add Indigenous economic zones amid First Nations uproar
Premier Doug Ford's government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright, The Canadian Press has learned.
Mining claims in Ring of Fire up 66 per cent over past 3 years: environmental group
Claims now total an area 14 times the size of Toronto, Wildlands League said in a new report.
Ontario to build four small nuclear reactors costing $21 billion
Construction on the first of four small modular reactors at a nuclear station east of Toronto is set to begin this year with the entire project costing $21 billion. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved Ontario Power Generation's plan last month to build the first of four reactors.
Ford presses premiers to follow Ontario plan to loosen interprovincial trade
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitching it as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs.
Tariff response will be the focus at Queen's Park as new session begins after election
Ontario's response to the escalating trade war with the United States will factor heavily in the first legislative sitting after Premier Doug Ford cruised to victory in the snap February election.
Carney says Trump's office has reached out to book a trade call
It would be the first phone conversation between the Canadian and American leaders since Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister earlier this month.