Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he reached out to apologize to Coastal First Nations in British Columbia after suggesting they could meet with him over Zoom to discuss their concerns about Alberta’s proposal to build a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.
The exchange happened during a TV interview with Hodgson, who is Carney’s point person in the cabinet for major projects, when the minister was asked on Thursday about meeting with the leadership of the Coastal First Nations, which represents eight nations along B.C.’s coast, as well as the Haida...
November 28, 2025 - 19:18 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Hydro-Québec is now buying more power from outside the province than it’s exporting, a significant reversal from years past caused by a drop in its northern water reservoirs at a time of surging demand. The utility, Canada’s biggest producer of electricity, purchased about 10 terawatt-hours of power at a price of 5 cents a kilowatt-hour for the first nine months of the year, according to its latest quarterly report published Friday. It sold about 8 twh at 15 cents a kwh over the same time outside Quebec.
November 28, 2025 - 19:00 | Nicolas Van Praet | The Globe and Mail
First Nations are pressing the Carney government to obey a four-year-old court settlement and pass long-promised drinking water legislation before year’s end or risk more legal action. Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act, died on the order paper with the spring election call. Introduced in 2023, the proposed legislation would have set minimum standards for drinking water on reserves, acknowledged First Nations’ jurisdiction over water on their lands and recognized safe drinking water as a human right.
November 28, 2025 - 18:52 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail
A search of another Winnipeg landfill for the remains of First Nations women will begin on Monday, CBC News has learned.
November 28, 2025 - 18:46 | | CBC News - Canada
Some Indigenous business advocates say the proposed Buy Ontario Act is a missed opportunity to prioritize Indigenous procurement and fails to acknowledge the significant contributions they are making to Ontario’s economy.
November 28, 2025 - 18:08 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Police in Delhi say they have arrested the “prime conspirator” behind a series of extortion-linked shootings at a British Columbia café.A statement from the department’s crime branch says 28-year-old Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon fled to India after a crackdown by Surrey Police in which several of his associates were arrested.
November 28, 2025 - 17:53 | Brieanna Charlebois | The Globe and Mail
