Provincial finance ministers call on Ottawa for more infrastructure cash – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 15, 2014 By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Finance ministers from across Canada issued a collective plea Monday for the Harper government to dig deeper…
Amid plummeting oil prices, government defends Keystone XL in Washington – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 15, 2014 By Alexander Panetta THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON _ The Canadian government used an energy summit in Washington to argue for the continued relevance of the…
High hopes for new chief – Portage Daily Graphic
December 14, 2014 Priority one for newly elected Assembly of First Nations’ chief Perry Bellegarde: Bring prosperity and stability to Canada’s aboriginal population. The chief — who won on the…
Government eager to work with new AFN chief on energy development: Rickford – CTV
December 14, 2014 Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford says he is eager to work with the new Assembly of First Nations (AFN) chief on energy development, as the organization attempts…
Marathon Finds More Gold in Central Newfoundland! – Mining Life
Dec 11, 2014 Drilling results announced by Marathon Gold Corporation indicates the presence of gold-bearing quartz-tourmaline-pyrite (QTP) veining in central Newfoundland’s Valentine Lake Gold Camp. The Valentine Lake Project is…
Interim chief takes over at Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2014 18:29 By CKOM THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON _ The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has an interim chief. Chief Kimberly Jonathan will lead the group until…
Assembly of First Nations meeting wraps up with new national chief – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2014 16:00 WINNIPEG _ The Assembly of First Nations has wrapped up its gathering in Winnipeg. New national Chief Perry Bellegarde thanked delegates for their support during…
Ottawa receives wish list ahead of provincial federal finance ministers meeting – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2014 18:25 By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Provincial finance ministers are having their first face-to-face meeting with federal counterpart Joe Oliver this weekend and…
Wynne asks Harper for first face to face meeting in more than a year – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2014 16:05 By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is calling out Stephen Harper for refusing to meet with her for more…
‘Canada is Indian land’: Perry Bellegarde takes over as AFN chief – CTV
December 10, 2014 WINNIPEG — The new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning it will no longer be business as usual when it comes to development…
