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First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Métis that the moment was 154 years in the making. “We will pursue something that’s rightfully ours, and no matter how long it takes, we will never give up.We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2024
The chief of a First Nation in central British Columbia says potential unmarked graves have been identified at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School after nearly two years of geophysical survey work. Nadleh Whut’en Chief Beverly Ketlo says the community has always known children were buried at the institution because many of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, effective immediately. The vote was held virtually on Saturday during the B.C. group’s governance assembly. A statement from Métis Nation B.C. says the decision comes after “careful consideration and deliberation” by its elected board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of stiff tariffs. Trudeau flew to Florida Friday evening to attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump’s transition team is based. The in-person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2024
United States president-elect Donald Trump says his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago Friday was productive. Trump says in a post on Truth Social they discussed the drug crisis, particularly fentanyl, as well as illegal immigration and trade. More coming... Read More »
1 responseFrom inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2024
DOUALA, Cameroon – Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon. He cleans toilets, shoes and laundry to afford the privilege of sleeping under the sky. He is exposed to rain and mosquitoes there, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump meeting in Florida, source says
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, a source has confirmed to The Canadian Press. Trudeau’s plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday evening, not far from where Trump’s transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The source, who is not authorized to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trudeau and Trump meeting for dinner in Florida, source says
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate this evening, a source tells The Canadian Press. Trudeau’s plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla., not far from where Trump’s transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The source, who is not authorized to speak publicly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba Métis Federation to be first Métis group with modern treaty in Canada
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Manitoba Métis Federation will be the first Métis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, bringing a near conclusion to a more than 150-year fight for recognition. “I need to get some chapstick because I can’t stop smiling,” said Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand. “This is one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No regrets from mayoral combatants as Surrey Police take over after six-year saga
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2024
For years they were locked in opposition over whether to replace the RCMP in British Columbia’s second largest city with a municipal police force. But Surrey, B.C., Mayor Brenda Locke and her predecessor, Doug McCallum, both say they have no regrets. On Friday, the Surrey Police Service took over from the RCMP and became the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications. The notice was published on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website today. The pause is effective immediately and runs until Dec. 31, 2025. The government says applications received annually ... Read More »
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