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Haldimand Tract trial resumes Monday after a Six Nations witness described language loss and displacement
The Six Nations land-rights trial returns Nov. 9 with Professor Alan Taylor scheduled to testify. Turtle Island News has published the first account of Joseph Martin’s testimony, and community viewing access ends…
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Carney and Trump say a trade deal is back in reach, but Ottawa warns it is “not on the verge” before the midterms
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump spoke Sunday and say their teams will work toward a trade deal in the coming weeks. Canadian sources caution that key elements, led by…
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Haldimand Tract trial breaks until Nov. 9 as the court weighs Six Nations oral history
The Six Nations land-rights trial adjourned Oct. 28 and resumes Nov. 9 in Ontario Superior Court. Here is where the case stands.
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Champagne opens budget week as Poilievre presses Carney on debt interest
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks in Toronto and Ottawa Monday before tabling the budget Nov. 5. The Conservatives’ bid to make Carney testify on deficits failed 153 to 170.
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Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls loan goes back to a special servicer after reaching maturity
The roughly $74 million mortgage on the Town of Niagara outlet mall matured this month and moved to Midland Loan Services, months after the Niagara County IDA approved a 10-year tax deal…
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Ottawa and Ontario pay Windsor, Essex County and Sudbury to slash development charges as Niagara waits
Canada and Ontario committed up to $235.5 million to Windsor, Tecumseh, Essex County and Greater Sudbury in exchange for cutting or eliminating development charges on new homes. Niagara Region’s applications are still…
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Analysis: Canada tells the Haldimand court it didn’t inherit the Crown’s debts to Six Nations. In the 1920s, it paid toward one anyway
Three weeks into the Six Nations of the Grand River trial, Canada and Ontario say today’s governments aren’t answerable for what the Crown did with the Haldimand Tract. Canada’s own court filings…
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Carney and Ford put $8.7 billion behind Ontario steel and autos as the U.S. Embassy accuses Canadians of meddling in the midterms
Ottawa and Ontario unveiled an $8.7 billion plan to tariff-proof steel mills, auto plants and northern mines, and froze vehicle emissions rules. Hours later, the U.S. Embassy published a list accusing Canadian…
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Ottawa’s watchdog prices the trade war: a smaller economy, bigger deficits and a budget target propped up by tariffs on U.S. goods
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Office says the tariffs traded since 2025 will leave the economy 1.4% smaller and could cost up to 185,000 jobs, while Ottawa’s near-balanced budget target leans on counter-tariffs paid…
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Alberta votes to stay in Canada, CBC projects, after a campaign Carney cast as a stand against outside pressure
Albertans voted to remain in Canada, CBC News projected, with about three in four ballots counted so far rejecting a path to a separation vote. Carney had warned that ‘some outside our…
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Alberta votes Monday on a path to separation as Carney warns ‘some outside our borders’ want to break Canada
Alberta’s 10-question referendum asks whether to start the legal process toward a binding vote on leaving Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith urge a vote to stay, while Washington…
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Canadians are driving back to the U.S., but not across the Peace Bridge, StatCan data show
Canadian car trips home from the U.S. rose 5.6% in September. At Fort Erie, the Canadian end of the Peace Bridge, they fell 2.1% and remain 35% below 2024, a Buffalo Chronicle…
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With talks stalled and a Jan. 1 auto tariff looming, the Niagara Frontier braces for a longer trade war
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Washington is “holding fast” with Canada. New Statistics Canada data show Canadians’ car trips from the U.S. are still 31% below 2024 levels.
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Six Nations’ Haldimand Tract lawsuit is finally on trial, and its roots run through New York
Thirty-one years after filing suit, Six Nations of the Grand River is in court against Canada and Ontario over lost lands and trust funds, with potential damages estimated at $13.9 billion to…
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Norb’s Corner: The Wall 🙂
This is a satirical piece. Be sure to read it to the end before you blow a gasket. We need a wall! I know this is might prove to be a very…
