
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
It was supposed to be all about an oil pipeline, but the memorandum of understanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed this week looks a lot more like a major shift in energy policy.For Alberta and its oil patch, a potential bitumen line that would ship one million barrels a day to the West Coast is the obvious centrepiece. But look at all the other items in the hopper: halts to clean electricity and oil and gas emissions cap regulations, transmission and power grid upgrades, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and carbon capture. This goes...
November 28, 2025 - 17:50 | Jeffrey Jones | The Globe and Mail
Stephanie Stavros is not a famous medical researcher. But one evening this fall, she found herself unexpectedly receiving a standing ovation at a prestigious science awards ceremony in Toronto. The Canada Gairdner Awards Gala, held in October, celebrated achievements in biomedical research, from the discovery of stem cells to the development of mRNA vaccines.
November 28, 2025 - 17:29 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail

