Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government terminates consumer carbon price
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, whose rallying cry of “axe the tax” had him riding high in the polls says Carneyneeds to recall Parliament to repeal law By Sarah Ritchie Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau’s signature climate policy. Carney addressed members of the media after the Friday afternoon cabinet meeting, saying the government is “focused on action.” “We will be eliminating the Canada fuel charge, the consumer fuel charge, immediately, immediately,” he said. The decision note Carney signed in front of cabinet ministers and the press actually stipulates that the “the fuel charge be removed as of April 1, 2025.” That’s when the price was scheduled to rise again. Instead, it will be eliminated for...
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NDP addresses hopes for new session during Prince Albert visit
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The next session of the Saskatchewan Legislature is set to begin soon and the Official Opposition NDP was in Prince Albert on Saturday to plan for it. NDP MLAs met at the Ches Leach Lounge in the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday ahead of the next session of the Legislature, which begins on Wednesday. Leader Carla Beck told reporters the party has been anxious to return to the Legislature. Beck said they discussed several matters they hope to address in the new session. “The tariffs and the impact to people here, folks locally in in Prince Albert, but right across the province, that’s incredibly important,” Beck said. “It’s top of mind, I think, for most people right now.” In...
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NASA’s stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space
By Marcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station — their home since last spring — departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. The capsule undocked in the wee hours and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast by early evening, weather permitting. The two expected to be gone just a week or so after launching on Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on June 5. So many problems cropped up on the way to the space station that NASA eventually sent Starliner back empty...
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Turning medical travel costs program over to Ottawa an ‘option’: Health minister
With federal funding for a program covering Nunavut Inuit’s medical travel costs set to end at the end of this month, Health Minister John Main says turning administration of it back to Ottawa remains an “option.” “Time’s running out,” Main said March 11 of the Non-Insured Health Benefits program during an interview. “We really want to have an agreement in place [with Indigenous Services Canada] so we can plan properly, so we don’t have this huge gap or a huge hole in our budget.” The NIHB is funded by Indigenous Services Canada and administered by the Government of Nunavut. For Inuit in Nunavut, the program covers costs for medical travel and services including vision and dental care. Main also suggested the possibility of turning administration of the program over to...
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Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems
By Dorany Pineda -AP-Malynndra Tome was helping to map livestock ponds in the Navajo Nation when she saw something that inspired her to act. An elderly woman was filling milk jugs with water at the back of a gas station in the Native American reservation, where about 30% of people live without running water. “How can we be living in the United States of America … one of the most powerful countries in the world, and people are living like this here?” asked Tome, a citizen who grew up in the community of Ganado, Arizona, in the nation’s largest Native American reservation at 27,000 square miles (69,930 square kilometers) in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. A report published Tuesday identifies ways historically neglected communities most vulnerable to climate change, like...
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First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
-CP-The Tla’amin First Nation and forestry giant Domtar have reached an agreement for the nation to reacquire a large portion of a historic village site along the B.C. Sunshine Coast. The nation and Domtar issued a joint statement saying the two sides took part in a ceremony to sign the agreement that was the result of years of work. The nation says the village, called tiskwat, holds both historical and current significance to its people. The agreement involves a large section of Domtar’s former paper mill site in Powell River, B.C., and the nation says it plans to manage part of the land for cultural and environmental values, but will also develop some of it for industry. The Tla’amin says it wants to ensure the lands will also continue to...
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Second set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran
By Brittany Hobson A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as Marcedes Myran, who died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022, RCMP said Monday. The news came after one set of remains found during a search of the Prairie Green landfill was confirmed earlier this month to belong to another victim, Morgan Harris. Myran’s family has been notified, the government said in a news release announcing the findings. “Marcedes Myran we honour you,” Premier Wab Kinew said on social media after the announcement. A search of the landfill began in December for Harris and Myran, and the government announced in late February that possible remains had been discovered. Jeremy Skibicki was convicted last year of first-degree murder in the killing of...
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MLA wants to help bring 5-year-old girl’s remains back to Fort Smith
By Tom Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North MLA Richard Edjericon shared a heartbreaking story about a young Indigenous girl named Alma during the Feb. 25 session of the legislative assembly. Alma, he explained, was born in Fort Smith, but was moved to St. Joseph’s residential school in Fort Resolution, where she died at just five years old. “Alma’s mother went to meet the boat from Fort Resolution at the dock in Fort Smith,” Edjericon said. “When Alma didn’t get off the boat, Alma’s mother asked the other children why Alma wasn’t there, and she was told that the nuns said that she has gone to heaven.” Alma’s death was attributed to tuberculosis, according to Edjericon, though it is not certain that was actually the cause. Whatever the case,...
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AMC accuses Ottawa of child neglect
By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun The leaders of First Nations across the province accused Ottawa this week of neglecting children, following recent changes the federal government made to a children’s aid program. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs put out a statement on Friday saying there is ongoing failure toward First Nations children through Jordan’s Principle. The assembly asserted that children’s lives and rights are being jeopardized as requests through the program face delays and a lack of clarity about the future. “There is so much that’s changing right now, and we have no correspondence that speaks to what Canada is doing,” AMC Grand Chief Kyra Wilson told the Sun Friday. “Right now, we’re not getting any answers from Canada … about the future of Jordan’s Principle.” The...
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MLA wants to help bring 5-year-old girl’s remains back to Fort Smith
By Tom Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North MLA Richard Edjericon shared a heartbreaking story about a young Indigenous girl named Alma during the Feb. 25 session of the legislative assembly. Alma, he explained, was born in Fort Smith, but was moved to St. Joseph’s residential school in Fort Resolution, where she died at just five years old. “Alma’s mother went to meet the boat from Fort Resolution at the dock in Fort Smith,” Edjericon said. “When Alma didn’t get off the boat, Alma’s mother asked the other children why Alma wasn’t there, and she was told that the nuns said that she has gone to heaven.” Alma’s death was attributed to tuberculosis, according to Edjericon, though it is not certain that was actually the cause. Whatever the case,...
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Carney, Macron vow to strengthen ties to tackle geopolitical, economic crises
By Kyle Duggan -CP-Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday in France. Making opening remarks in Paris before a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Carney stressed both countries’ shared values of sovereignty, solidarity and sustainability. “Those are values that we hold dear, and unite us,” he said, noting that the French language defines the identity and culture in each country. He said France and Canada have been reliable partners for centuries, and are now committed to “unwavering support” for Ukraine. Carney also said Canada and France know that economic co-operation, not confrontation, will help build strong economies. This is Carney’s first in-person meeting with an international leader as prime minister. Macron called Canada...
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“The height of arrogance:” professor calls out Bill 6, Houston’s dismissal of provincewide movement to ban fracking, uranium exploration
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Coast “Let’s not mince words,” Jonathan Langdon tells The Coast. “Anybody who tells you that the evidence around fracking has changed–that it’s more healthy, that it’s safer–this goes against all the studies up-to-date which show the health risks are the same or more acute than they were 10 years ago when we put this ban in place.” Langdon is a development studies professor at St. Francis Xavier University and a Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Social Change Leadership. He’s concerned about a new provincial bill–Bill 6, or An Act Respecting Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources–that would overturn longstanding bans on fracking and uranium exploration and mining if passed. Langdon was part of the groundswell movement leading to the provincial ban on...
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New curriculum coming to Nunavut schools this fall
By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Some Nunavut students will be learning from a new academic curriculum starting this fall. Education Minister Pamela Gross announced the rollout of the territory’s new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum on March 11 at the legislative assembly. “This is an important milestone in supporting the vision of our elementary education system,” Gross said. “The content developed in the made-in-Nunavut curriculum will help ensure that what students learn in schools is reflective of and applicable to the lived experiences and realities of Nunavummiut and responsive to students, families and communities.” The new curriculum has been in the works since 2018. Its development included consultations with Inuit elders, educators, language specialists and knowledge keepers, Gross said, without going into detail about what’s in...
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Closing arguments set to begin in pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace
By Jack Dura MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Monday in a pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace, a case the environmental advocacy group said could have consequences for free speech and protest rights and threaten the organization’s future. The jury will deliberate after the closing arguments and jury instructions. Nine jurors and two alternates have heard the case. North Dakota District Court Judge James Gion told the jury last month when the trial began, “You are the judges of all questions of fact in this case,” and to “base your verdict on the evidence.” Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access alleged defamation, trespass, nuisance and other offenses by Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, its American branch Greenpeace USA, and funding arm Greenpeace Fund Inc. The...
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Montreal police investigating after woman pinned to ground by hotel security guard
By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A security company is apologizing to an Inuk woman for the “regrettable” way a guard treated her at a Dorval hotel that serves as an overflow facility for the Ullivik medical boarding home in Montreal. Sevim İlgün, however, says she is “traumatized” from being pinned to the ground by an Ullivik-hired security guard who kicked her out of the hotel on March 6. “I did not sleep for two days because I was in a lot of pain, I was having nightmares of that security sitting on top of me laughing,” she said in an interview. İlgün, an Inuk woman living in Montreal, entered the hotel with a friend around 1:30 a.m. that morning. Her friend was staying at the hotel...
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Jordan’s Principle ‘not a suggestion,’ AMC grand chief says in call for full implementation
By Sam Thompson & Melissa Ridgen Global News The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) has called for full implementation of Jordan’s Principle saying the program has been mismanaged by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and they want the federal government to end its neglect and systemic failures when it comes to First Nations children. The AMC called for the full implementation of Jordan’s Principle, Friday saying ISC mismanagement has left the program in shambles and families without crucial health, education and social supports The AMC call comes after Min. Patty Hajdu charged last month, Jordan’s Principle was no longer operating “within the spirit” of why it was created, and changes were under way to make sure spending aligns “with the long-term sustainability” of the program. “We feel that it’s time that we actually have much...
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Iqaluit military base, spending on ‘nation-building’ projects on NDP agenda
By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News An Iqaluit military base, increasing Canada’s defence budget and investing in major infrastructure projects are some of the key items on the New Democratic Party’s Arctic security agenda. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh unveiled his party’s defence plan Sunday morning during a press conference in Iqaluit alongside Nunavut MP Lori Idlout. “We are living in some dangerous times,” Singh told reporters, pointing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s levying of tariffs on Canadian imports and his threats to make Canada the 51st state. Singh’s platform commits to meeting the expectation that NATO members spend two per cent of their GDP on defence. He said that under an NDP government, Canada would do that by 2032. In the current fiscal year, Canada is spending...
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Area flood warnings issued include Six Nations, Brantford and Brant County
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-Six Nations Grand River flooding thresholds are in effect for Fourth Line and Bateman Line to Monday March 15. Six Nations flooding coordinators and emergency services are monitoring conditions after the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has issued updated flood warnings to Brant, Brantford and Six Nations and the city of Cambridge . GRCA says the “Flood Watch previously issued for the remainder of the Grand River watershed remains in effect.” Flood warnings have also been issued for Drayton, Grand Valley, Waldemar, West Montrose, the Village of Conestoga, New Hamburg, and Ayr. The GRCA says watershed temperatures increased to double digits above freezing over Saturday, March 15, 2025, and have remained high throughout the weekend. A Colorado low system has moved across the watershed on Saturday...
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Alert issued on potential measles exposure after case confirmed in Calgary
-CP-Alberta Health Services is warning the public about a possible exposure to measles after a case was confirmed in the Calgary area. The health agency issued an advisory Friday, saying the case had been in public settings while infectious and provided a list of places and dates for people who were at risk of contracting the virus. AHS says individuals who visited Airdrie Superstore on 300 Veterans Boulevard NE in Airdrie on March 8 between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. may have developed symptoms of measles. Anyone who was present at the Sky Castle Family Entertainment Centre and cafeteria in the New Horizon Mall in Balzac on March 9 between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. may have also been exposed. Other locations and times for potential exposures include Airdrie Urgent...
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Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre gets $50 million funding boost
By Kira Wronska Dorward, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Inuit Heritage Trust has announced the signing of a contract between Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), the federal government, and the GN.Funding worth $50 million will go towards the construction of the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre (NIHC) in Iqaluit. That’s roughly one-third of the estimated $150 million price tag to build it. The expected completion date is 2030 and when it’s done, it’s expected to measure around 6,000 sq. m and house more than 200,000 Inuit cultural belongings that are currently in the south. “The cultural belongings are near and dear to our hearts and we want them returned home where they belong,” stated IHT president Donna Adams. “Our vision is that the centre will allow the telling of Inuit...
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