Carolyn Bennett

In Manitoba, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced the government will spend an additional $382 million over three years for that program.

Algonquin First Nations are badly divided over a world-class eco-development underway on the shores of the Ottawa River.

A sacred fire and a prayer to Mother Earth for protection of the land and water from the looming threat of pipelines.

Justin Trudeau attended a sunrise ritual on the shore of the Ottawa River wearing moccasins and a buckskin jacket that his office said was owned by his father.

Six federal cabinet ministers launched a sweeping review of Canada’s environmental laws on Monday pledging to restore what the previous government took away.

The announcement could prove to be a major win for Arctic conservation, ending long-standing delays in efforts to protect Lancaster Sound, home to narwhals, beluga whales and polar bears.

Bennett said Canada is uniquely placed because it is one of the few countries in the world that has already incorporated indigenous rights in its constitution.

Canada is poised to embrace the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples — even as the federal government remains under fire for the dire conditions facing the Attawapiskat First Nation.

Several youths expressed frustration to Carolyn Bennett over the lack of basic supports so desperately needed in the James Bay community.

With up to $500 million at stake, a controversial review of Arctic oil exploration initiated by Conservatives and big oil companies will proceed, the Liberal government has announced.