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Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

OTTAWA — The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada, federal officials said Friday, and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August.
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Carney to hold talks with Inuit leaders on major projects bill in N.W.T. next week

Carney to hold talks with Inuit leaders on major projects bill in N.W.T. next week

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Inuvik, N.W.T. on July 24 to continue talks with Indigenous groups on the government's major projects bill.
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Carney's meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated

Carney's meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was optimistic about finding consensus on the Liberals' major projects law as he met with hundreds of First Nations chiefs on Thursday, but by mid-afternoon some leaders had walked out of the summit, decryi
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Search of Manitoba landfill for women's remains ends, dig at second site to start

Search of Manitoba landfill for women's remains ends, dig at second site to start

WINNIPEG — The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women has concluded with a new search soon set to begin at a different site for another victim.
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Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs Thursday, amid widespread skepticism and frustration over his controversial major-projects legislation.
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In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations

In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says

Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says

A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia's Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island's residents. It came too late, B.C.
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First Nations leaders have low expectations for progress at meeting with Carney

First Nations leaders have low expectations for progress at meeting with Carney

OTTAWA — Many First Nations leaders say their expectations are low for the meeting planned on Thursday with Prime Minister Mark Carney and are warning it should not be seen as the full and fair consultation required on major projects.
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First Nations chiefs worry Bills 5 and C-5 will enable environmental destruction

First Nations chiefs worry Bills 5 and C-5 will enable environmental destruction

TORONTO — First Nations chiefs behind a legal challenge to a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects say they are turning to the courts because they worry the laws will lead to environmental destruction.
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Indigenous Wampis are ambushed in Peru after government backs out of anti-mining joint patrol

Indigenous Wampis are ambushed in Peru after government backs out of anti-mining joint patrol

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack by armed assailants on a patrol of a mission by the Indigenous Wampis guards last week in the Peruvian Amazon has again brought into focus the issue of illegal gold mining in the ancestral territory .
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