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ALGONQUINS OF PIKWAKANAGAN FIRST NATION, ON, April 19, 2024 /CNW/ – On April 19, 2024, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation’s child and family services law, Nigig Nibi Ki-Win, came into force. Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation is the third Indigenous governing body in Ontario and the eleventh in Canada to have its own child and family services […]

Canada’s failure to provide First Nations with clean drinking water constitutes a flagrant human rights violation, according to the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to drinking water and sanitation.

A New Democrat member of Parliament rebuked a federal housing executive on Thursday after an audit found his organization shortchanged Prairie First Nations out of more than a quarter-billion dollars in housing cash.

Despite promises from the Liberal government, the infrastructure gap in First Nations communities is widening.

The Native Women's Association of Canada has seen its federal funding cut by nearly $50 million to just $10 million, resulting in its staff of 75 being reduced to 30.

AirSuite, founded in 2015 to focus on the development of aviation operations software, on April 12 announced that its flight operations management system,

AirSuite's flight operations management system has been selected for use by the Aircraft Services Directorate, the Air Operator within Transport Canada.

Federal and provincial officials say another severe fire season is possible, and preparations are underway but climate change is the cause.

Federal officials are sounding the alarm on drought conditions and higher-than-normal temperatures indicating another record-breaking wildfire season.

The federal government is also earmarking an extra $166-million over five years for Indigenous communities to help them prepare for and fight fires