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Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik, Canada, and Ontario reach coordination agreement to support Pikwakanagan-led child and family services

Today, the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, its child and family well-being agency, Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik, and the governments of Canada and Ontario are celebrating the signing of a coordination agreement pursuant to An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.

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Ontario vacationer fined $5,500 for overfishing oysters without a valid licence

On February 21, 2025, in Courtenay Provincial Court, the Honourable Judge B. Hutcheson found Scarborough resident Raul Dumelod guilty of catching and retaining oysters over the daily limit, and of fishing without a valid licence in Buckley Bay, British Columbia (B.C.). Dumelod was charged in August of 2024 and fined a total of $5,500.

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Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system delivers nearly $150 million in new support for dozens of innovative Canadian clean technology projects across provinces, originating from pollution proceeds

On March 21, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced that nearly $150 million from the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) Proceeds Fund is being used to benefit 38 projects from the Decarbonization Incentive Program (DIP).

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Canada and First Nations in the Prairies reach agreements on critical Agricultural Benefit claims

Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, is pleased to announce a third wave of agricultural benefit-specific claim settlements has been reached with First Nations this fiscal year.

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Backgrounder: Government of Canada announces federal investments to advance Alberta’s clean technology sector

PrairiesCan is investing over $8.3 million for 13 projects in Alberta through several programs, including the Alberta Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative; the Business Scale-up and Productivity program; the Regional Innovation Ecosystems program; and the Community Economic Development and Diversification program.