Measures could be financed through a one-time windfall tax on corporate profits, MPs say New Democrat parliamentarians are urging the federal Liberals to address what they say is corporate greed driving a cost-of-living crisis for northern and Indigenous communities. As record-high prices for food, fuel and heat ripple across the North, Ottawa can lighten the financial load by reforming its Nutrition North subsidy and cutting the GST from home heating, according to northern Manitoba MP Niki Asthon and Nunavut MP Lori Idlout. They told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday the Liberals could payRead more

Crown sought ban, sealing order on conditional release hearing of Quewezance sisters A publication ban on an upcoming hearing to determine whether a pair of Indigenous sisters convicted of murder will be released on conditions would be “largely superfluous,” according to the judge who denied the Crown’s application for a publication ban on the proceeding. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance, sisters from Keeseekoose First Nation, were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of Anthony Joseph Dolff, a farmer from Kamsack, Sask. The sisters have maintained their innocence since the conviction. Their case isRead more

Kanien’kehá:ka community has been in the online gaming industry for 25 years The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is taking iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario to court over changes to how the province manages online gaming. A notice of application was filed in the Ontario Superior Court on Monday, arguing that the changes are “illegal and unconstitutional.” Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP is representing MCK. None of the allegations have been proven in court. “It’s not our first choice,” said Ratsenhaienhs (elected council chief) Mike Delisle Jr. “It’sRead more

Sudbury, Ont., university says it can now start work on a new strategic plan and improve operations Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., has exited the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) restructuring process that followed its insolvency in February 2021. The university has continued to operate while dealing with its financial problems. Under the restructuring, it cut 76 programs in April 2021. As well, nearly 200 staff and faculty members lost their jobs. The CCAA was created for commercial enterprises to help them restructure after an insolvency. The future is brightRead more

Trudeau meeting leaders, community members in James Smith Cree Nation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $62.5 million in supports over the next six years for James Smith Cree Nation during a visit Monday. The First Nation in Saskatchewan was rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago. The Sept. 4 stabbings left 11 people dead and 18 injured in the community as well as the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., northeast of Saskatoon. Myles Sanderson, 32, the suspect in the attacks, later died in police custody, bringing the death tollRead more

‘The need just continues to grow,’ says Carolyn Stewart of Feed Ontario, which released its new Hunger Report Food banks aren’t supposed to exist in 2022. They were started in Canada about 40 years ago as a temporary response to the recession in the 1980s. So it’s disheartening to Carolyn Stewart, executive director of Feed Ontario, that food banks are not only still needed, but demand is growing at an incredible rate. “I think what it really shows for us is that it’s increasingly more difficult … to escape poverty todayRead more

Shelby Carson of Listowel, Ont., takes 9-month-old to work on family’s dairy farm every day Third-generation dairy farmer Shelby Carson of Listowel, Ont., knew things would change when she gave birth to her daughter nine months ago, but stepping away from the farm was never an option. “I’m not much of an office person,” said Carson, 28, who runs David Carson Farm and Auction Services Ltd. with her partner, Johnny Franken, and her father and grandfather. Women are owning their roles on the farm and Canada’s census shows it A photo showing Carson’s nine-month old daughterRead more

Co-founder says the movement was like a ‘bullhorn,’ bringing attention to Indigenous rights concerns When Sylvia McAdam recalls the early days of Idle No More in November 2012, she remembers the excitement and beauty of Indigenous people coming together. At the time, she couldn’t anticipate that the flash mobs taking over malls across the country – with round dances, singing and drumming – would both shift the conversation about Indigenous rights and sovereignty but also help lay the foundation for reconciliation work in the future. And 10 years later, theRead more

In wake of Colorado nightclub shooting, ex-intelligence official warns of spillover effects of U.S. politics Seth Compton woke early one morning in July to his phone buzzing furiously with new messages. A wave of hate, stirred up far away, was starting to crash down on the LGBTQ youth centre he runs in North Bay, Ont. A flyer for an upcoming drag show at the centre had been posted by Libs of Tik Tok, a homophobic and transphobic Twitter account that has around 1.5 million followers and is reportedly run by a NewRead more