Flooding crisis hits Attawapiskat and Kashechewan
APTN National News The communities of Attawapiskat and Kashechewan are once again dealing with a…
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11 Saskatchewan First Nations issue state of emergency as water levels rise
APTN National News A group of Saskatchewan First Nations have declared a state of emergency…
Dogged by complaints over electoral financing irregularities, Penashue resigns cabinet post, seat
Former Innu leader Peter Penashue has resigned his cabinet post along with his Labrador seat Thursday saying donation irregularities to his federal election campaign have forced him to seek re-election in a byelection in the interest of accountability.
Penashue asks ethics commissioner to re-examine his file
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue released a letter Thursday asking federal ethics commissioner to re-examine his file for any potential conflicts arising from his former role as a Labrador Innu treaty negotiator and an agreement guaranteeing Innu businesses contracts from a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric development in Labrador.
Lake St. Martin residents demand to go home
It’s been nearly two years but thousands of First Nation flood evacuees are still waiting to go home and people are asking one question of the Manitoba government – what are they prepared to do?
Report calls on Manitoba to improve flooding response
The 2011 flood was one of the largest and most expensive the province of Manitoba has ever seen.
Lawsuit planned over decades of alleged intentional flooding of First Nation
Manitoba First Nations members flooded out of their homes for their past 17 months continued their protests against what they say are unfair cuts to their disaster assistance.
Manitoba flooding evacuees face drastic aid cuts
Evacuees from the flooded-out Little Saskatchewan First Nation in Manitoba say they have been left scrambling after being told, in a letter, their financial assistance would be drastically cut.
Indian Brook awash in flood waters
Heavy rain is wrecking havoc in Atlantic Canada.