Ottawa’s $6B recruitment push not enough to get Manitobans into trades: colleges – CBC
May 04, 2026 Not enough program seats, available apprenticeships to meet demand, Assiniboine College CEO says Manitoba post-secondary institutions say governments need to increase the number of apprenticeships available if…
M&A: A key driver for Indigenous economic reconciliation – The Globe and Mail
May 04, 2026 Mergers, acquisitions (M&A) and strategic partnerships are increasingly being recognized as a powerful mechanism for advancing economic reconciliation in Canada, offering Indigenous nations and enterprises a path…
Federal audits into accessibility, First Nations funding set to be released – CTV News
May 04, 2026 OTTAWA — Two federal watchdogs are set to release a series of audits today, including probes into federal workplace accessibility and funding arrangements for First Nations. Auditor…
Joly, Solomon to unveil new support for tariff-hit sectors in eastern Ontario as Carney wraps up whirlwind visit to Armenia – iPolitics
May 4, 2026 What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. As previewed in What We’re Watching, Prime Minister Mark Carney was…
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty Speaks at 9th FNMPC Conference – CPAC.ca
April 1, 2026 Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty delivers remarks at the 9th annual First Nations Major Projects Coalition Conference in Toronto. (May 1, 2026) (no interpretation) Read More: https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/crown-indigenous-relations-minister-rebecca-alty-speaks-at-9th-fnmpc-conference?id=e09e1b56-0958-459f-9bb7-ed8b880eaa49…
InFocus: An insider’s look at Canada’s new Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations – APTN News
May 01, 2026 Tabatha Bull says there’s been more interest in Indigenous companies since the tariff war with the U.S. started. Since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, trade…
First Nations, Métis leaders critical of lack of distinctions-based funding in spring update – CBC
May 01, 2026 ‘Show us … we’re part of the plan,’ says David Chartrand First Nations and Métis leaders are criticizing the federal government’s spring economic update for a lack…
Leyne: Eby faces yet another ‘wall of opposition,’ this time over treaties – Castanet
May 1, 2026 It looked initially like exactly what the NDP government needed—a good news story on the Indigenous relations front. There’s been increasing anxiety for eight months about the…
Mi’kmaw leader Rita Smith ‘saw something that needed to get done and she did it’ [video] – NB Media Co-op
April 30, 2026 Innovative historical research on Mi’kmaw communities, done with Indigenous protocols in mind, sheds light on women’s roles in founding Mi’kmaw communities. Mi’kmaw historian Mercedes Peters visited Fredericton…
Comment: A new model for building on Indigenous land – Times Colonist
Apr 30, 2026 At the Squamish Nation, our experience with the Woodfibre LNG project shows how Indigenous nation involvement can be structured with shared authority. A commentary by the hereditary…
