Money boosts aboriginal business growth – Sudbury Star
April 27, 2015 Birch Island-based Waubetek Business Development Corporation is getting a major financial boost. Waubetek will receive $2.5 million in funding to support Aboriginal businesses and small-scale community development…
Neglect of First Nations evident in federal budget – StarPhoenix
April 24, 2015 The federal budget was everything I imagined, and less. I didn’t expect much from this government but its latest budget was a disgusting mix of revenge and…
5 Programs Promised Less Cash Than Canada’s 150th Birthday Bash – Huffington Post
April 24, 2015 In two years, Canada will celebrate its 150th birthday. To mark the milestone, the government earmarked $210 million in its federal budget for “activities and events, including…
Provincial budget big on infrastructure, hard on deficit – Sault Star
April 24, 2015 SAULT STE. MARIE – The Ontario government tabled a $132-billion budget Thursday that leans heavily on infrastructure spending over the next decade, and eliminates the province’s $8.5-billion deficit in…
First Nation eyes Sooke Potholes campground – Times Colonist
April 24, 2015 Many of us know the Sooke Potholes as a series of spectacular summer swimming holes where clear water cascades from pool to pool in the midst of…
Harper plans to hold on to his seats – Winnipeg Free Press
April 24, 2015 Says he’s confident, despite loss of MPs Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he’s confident his Conservatives will hold onto three ridings in Winnipeg in which Tory MPs…
Mine supporters flood meeting – Williams Lake Tribune
Apr 23, 2015 The majority of the approximately 300 people who attended the Mount Polley Mine community meeting in Williams Lake Wednesday indicated they believe the mine should restart. The…
Attorney General looking for clarification in controversial aboriginal medicine case – CTV
BRANTFORD, Ont. – The province’s attorney general is expected to seek clarification in court Friday on a controversial ruling that said the family of an 11-year-old First Nations girl with…
Nunavut MP, premier, Iqaluit mayor host Arctic council event – Nunatsiaq News
Public invited to the Anglican parish hall April 25 If you like a dash of politics with your fresh bannock and tea, come to Iqaluit’s Anglican Parish Hall April 25.…
Nunavik’s co-op network reports growing returns – Nunatsiaq News
April 24, 2015 FCNQ hosts it annual meeting in Inukjuak Nunavik’s Fédération des co-opératives du Nouveau-Québec, or Ilagiisaq, says it’s enjoyed another successful year with its 14 member cooperatives bringing…
