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MONTREAL — As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest — and a healthy dose of skepticism.

OTTAWA — Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

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VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court.

MONTREAL — A political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday.

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the "critical" state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that other countries in the region will follow its lead.

OTTAWA — Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514 million agreement to help boost entrepreneurship.

TORONTO — After taking a year off, organizers at the country's most prominent Indigenous film festival say they are moving ahead with a belated 25th anniversary.