2 dead after massive Iqaluit blaze
Two people are dead after a fire ripped through a row of houses in Iqaluit Sunday night.
Two people are dead after a fire ripped through a row of houses in Iqaluit Sunday night.
The sound of drills and hammers are echoing in the air.
Conservative MPs voted together Tuesday against a motion to bring a committee of federal politicians on a visit to Attawapiskat, a northern Ontario Cree community that has come to embody the dire situation facing many First Nations across the country.
Three federal departments and agencies have been given until the end of May to present federal politicians with a plan to deal with the deteriorating condition of infrastructure and services in First Nation communities across the country.
Attawapiskat will have to wait until spring to challenge the Harper government over imposition of a third-party manager to handle the community’s finances.
OTTAWA–The outside consultant hired by the federal Aboriginal Affairs department to manage Attawapiskat’s finances “is sitting on” funds the community needs to prepare site work for new modular homes awaiting transport to the community, according to NDP MP Charlie Angus.
OTTAWA–The outside consultant hired by the federal Aboriginal Affairs department to manage Attawapiskat’s finances “is sitting on” funds the community needs to prepare site work for new modular homes awaiting transport to the community, according to NDP MP Charlie Angus.
One the eve of Tuesday’s Crown First-Nations Gathering, B.C’s Grand Chief Stewart Phillip warned of a potential youth uprising if talks didn’t go smoothly.
One the eve of Tuesday’s Crown First-Nations Gathering, B.C’s Grand Chief Stewart Phillip warned of a potential youth uprising if talks didn’t go smoothly.