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For the first time in more than 20 years, a historic meeting is taking place between Canada’s first ministers and First Nation’s leaders in Ottawa on Monday. Global’s Ottawa Bureau Chief David Akin has the details.

WATCH: While some leaders from First Nations in Saskatchewan voiced concerns at the First Nations-first Ministers’ meeting, the first of its kind in over two decades, others took to the streets in protest.

Ahead of the First Nations-First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa on Sunday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew reacted to premier-elect Lorne Doerkson’s win in British Columbia after the BC Conservatives received a majority government in a snap election.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew proposed abolishing the Indian Act at the First Nations-First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on Monday. Kinew said it was “long overdue that we have a relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Canada that reflects who we are as Canadians today.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and First Nations leaders discussed creating a First Nations sovereign wealth fund during a historic First Ministers meeting on Monday. He also announced $260 million in funding over four years to connect Indigenous workers with job opportunities.

A historical shift at the First Nations-First Ministers meeting in Ottawa, with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew calling on the federal government to abolish Canada’s 150-year-old Indian Act. While Prime Minister Mark Carney has indicated he’s open to moving Canada beyond the Act, the proposal faces complex reactions from Indigenous leaders across the country. Cody Groat,...

Prime Minister Mark Carney helped kick-off a historic meeting between First Nations and federal ministers — the first time they’ve met in over two decades — on Monday in Ottawa. “Informed by the insights of this meeting, the government of Canada will act with new measures both today and with our upcoming federal budget,” Carney...

Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Ankara on Thursday and said Canada is forming a “strategic partnership” with Turkey to secure a free trade agreement. Carney arrived in Ankara overnight for the first official bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey. In a joint statement, Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said...

First Nations leaders are calling for concrete action on treaty rights, economic sovereignty and reconciliation ahead of Monday’s meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says participation does not mean consent to major projects or government decisions. Leaders say the meeting’s success will depend on the commitments governments...

First Nations leaders are in Ottawa for a historic meeting with Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney. It’s the first time in years a gathering like this has taken place. But as Jillian Piper reports, there are a number of provincial leaders who won’t be in attendance.

Canada’s First Nations, First Minister is meeting with indigenous leaders from across the country. We get insight into the conversations and what the focal point is for Saskatchewan’s indigenous communities. Plus, the start of the fall legislature is putting forward key issues for the province. What residents can expect to see done in the coming...

Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged from his historic meeting with premiers and First Nations leaders suggesting his government could reform or abolish the Indian Act. Though as David Akin explains, that move has been talked about and attempted before by previous governments.

Canada’s First Nations, First Minister is meeting with indigenous leaders from across the country. We get insight into the conversations and what the focal point is for Saskatchewan’s indigenous communities. Plus, the start of the fall legislature is putting forward key issues for the province. What residents can expect to see done in the coming...

British Columbia has elected a new leader. Lorne Doerkson, who was installed as leader of the BC Conservative Party just weeks ago, swept into power on Saturday. Sarah MacDonald reports on this monumental shift in B.C. politics. Plus, First Nations leaders are set for a historic meeting with the prime minister and premiers. But as...

Premier David Eby is heading to Prince Edward Island next week for a First Ministers’ Meeting. Leaders from across the country are expected to talk about a number of issues, including interprovincial trade barriers. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to travel to Turkey next week for the annual NATO summit. But we’ve learned he will extend that trip with a stop in Saudi Arabia, for his first-ever in-person meeting with the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Mackenzie Gray gives us insight into what Canadians could expect from the...

Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed members of the Montreal Victoire, Canada’s first PWHL champions, to his office in Ottawa on Tuesday. Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin helped present Carney with his own personalized jersey during the meeting with the Walter Cup in tow.

For the first time in a decade, China’s foreign affairs minister has paid a visit to Canada. Before meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on his three-day trip, Wang Yi met with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, in Ottawa Friday morning. There, the Canadians foreign affairs minister doubled down on Canada’s goal to increase exports...

Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Wednesday that his meeting with B.C. Premier David Eby will mark the first consultation with provinces and territories on a new federal carbon pricing standard in line with the agreement with Alberta. He also touched on the new pipeline outlined in that agreement,...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has hosted his first caucus meeting on Parliament Hill since the Liberals gained a majority government. David Akin reports on the new reality in the House of Commons, the added pressure on Carney’s government to deliver, and how Conservatives are standing behind leader Pierre Poilievre.