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1 week ago | 
rmoutlook.com | Allison Jones |Liam Casey
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1 week ago | 
thesudburystar.com | Liam Casey |Allison Jones
'I just want to sincerely apologize for my words, not only is it for all the chiefs in that room, but for all First Nations'Author of the article: Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press Published Jun 20, 2025 • Last updated 18 minutes ago • 3 minute readOntario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters upon arriving late for a meeting between Canada's premiers and Indigenous leaders at the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on Monday, July 15, 2024.
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1 week ago | 
timescolonist.com | Liam Casey |Allison Jones
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has apologized for saying First Nations should not keep coming "hat in hand" to the government if they say no to mining projects, a comment many First Nation leaders called racist. Ford delivered that apology in a meeting at Queen's Park Thursday to several dozen chiefs who are part of the Anishinabek Nation.
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1 week ago | 
torontosun.com | Liam Casey |Allison Jones
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has apologized for saying First Nations should not keep coming “hat in hand” to the government if they say no to mining projects, a comment many First Nation leaders called racist. Ford’s government recently passed into law Bill 5, which gives cabinet the power to suspend municipal and provincial laws for chosen projects through the creation of so-called special economic zones.
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3 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Liam Casey |Allison Jones
Article contentTORONTO — Ontario intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a so-called special economic zone “as quickly as possible,” Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentFord said he and several ministers will consult all summer with Indigenous groups about the new law that allows the Ontario government to suspend provincial and municipal rules before making the designation. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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3 weeks ago | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Liam Casey |Allison Jones
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a special economic zone as quickly as possible. He says he and several ministers will consult all summer with First Nations about the new law that allows the Ontario government to suspend provincial and municipal rules before making the designation. The law seeks to speed up the building of large projects, particularly mines.
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1 month ago | 
timescolonist.com | Allison Jones |Liam Casey
TORONTO — Hoarding that has covered a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at the Ontario legislature for the past five years will soon be taken down, a move that will cause pain and anger for Indigenous communities, the lone First Nation representative at Queen's Park predicted.
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1 month ago | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Allison Jones |Liam Casey |Allison Jones
TORONTO — Hoarding that has covered a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald on the grounds of the Ontario legislature for the past five years is set to soon be removed. The statue of Canada's first prime minister has been boxed up since 2020, when it was vandalized. The monument was one of many to be targeted across the country amid anti-racism protests and as Canadians grappled with the history of residential schools.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Aaron Sousa |Allison Jones |Kelly Malone |Hannah Alberga
The Canadian Press - May 16, 2025 / 6:35 am | Story: 550766A jury trial for a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec is expected to hear from its first witnesses today. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, including three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Gagnon turned himself in to police after a truck struck pedestrians on a main street of Amqui, Que., in March 2023, killing three men and injuring nine other people.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Aaron Sousa |Allison Jones |Kelly Malone |Hannah Alberga
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has approved Northback Holdings Corp.'s coal exploration project at the Grassy Mountain site on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The controversial project was rejected in 2021, when a panel ruled the mine's likely environmental effects on the fish and water quality outweighed potential economic benefits.
