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Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Workers print a test edition of the Globe and Mail on the new printing presses at the Intercontinental print plant, August 2, 2010.
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Ottawa says ‘no willing partners’ to bring fire codes onto First Nations – including AFN
Assembly of First Nations National Chief, RoseAnne Archibald, speaks during her closing address at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The federal Liberal government says it is without a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes onto reserves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Assembly of First Nations passes emergency resolution to oppose Alberta, Saskatchewan sovereignty acts
Chief Randy Ermineskin during a press conference in advance of Pope Francis’s visit to the community in Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday, June 27, 2022. Amber Bracken for the Globe and Mail
opinion
Ottawa says it has a legal opinion justifying the use of the Emergencies Act. So make it public
The Editorial Board
politics
Ottawa rebuffs calls for more health funding with no strings attached, premiers demand meeting with Trudeau
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an Assembly of First Nations (AFN) event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
politics
First Nations leaders unanimously vote against Ottawa’s gun control legislation
Assembly of First Nations National Chief, RoseAnne Archibald, speaks at a press conference on New Brunswick First Nations during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
opinion
Who do the national Indigenous organizations really represent?
Pamela Palmater
politics
AFN National Chief falsely stated she was co-operating with investigation into complaints against her, briefing note says
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald addresses delegates at the conclusion of the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Thursday, July 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Assembly of First Nations chiefs agree to financial review
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. It’s the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn’t been solved.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Assembly of First Nations chiefs agree to financial audit dating back at least a decade
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. It’s the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn’t been solved.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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AFN head RoseAnne Archibald avoids removal vote
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The AFN's executive committee and board of directors suspended Archibald last month pending the outcome of investigations into four complaints against her. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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AFN head RoseAnne Archibald calls her suspension unlawful
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during the AFN annual general meeting, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The AFN's executive committee and board of directors suspended Archibald last month pending the outcome of investigations into four complaints against her. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
politics
Family of Chantel Moore, First Nations leaders call for action on MMIGW report, policing reform
Chantel Moore’s mother Martha Martin, centre, participates in a healing walk from the Madawaska Malaseet reserve to Edmundston's town square honour Moore in Edmundston, N.B. on Saturday June 13, 2020. Chantel Moore was a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston on June 4. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
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First Nations Chiefs prepare to gather amid AFN leadership crisis
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during a news conference ahead of a Tk'emlups te Secwepemc ceremony to honour residential school survivors and mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in Kamloops, BC., on Sept. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says suspension unlawful
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during a news conference ahead of a Tk'emlups te Secwepemc ceremony to honour residential school survivors and mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in Kamloops, BC., on Sept. 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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AFN suspends National Chief RoseAnne Archibald as it opens probe into complaints against her
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during a news conference ahead of a Tk'emlups te Secwepemc ceremony to honour residential school survivors and mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in Kamloops, BC., on Thursday, September 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Indigenous leaders optimistic Pope Francis will apologize for residential-school suffering
Gerald Antoine and Phil Fontaine in St. Peter's Square after Members of the Assembly of First Nations met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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Former chief hopes second meeting with Pope will lead to papal apology, better understanding of trauma
Phil Fontaine in Piazza di Spagna- Rome, Italy on March 30, 2022.
politics
Patty Hajdu puts forward ‘ambitious ask’ on Indigenous housing ahead of federal budget
Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 in Indigenous communities, in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
The Indigenous child welfare deal turns the page on an ugly chapter in Canada’s history
Dakota Kochie
politics
Assembly of First Nations rejects pitch to purchase $2-million residence in Ottawa for national chief
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, BC., on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Archibald says an upcoming delegation to the Vatican has been postponed.    THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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First Nations delegates to meet with Pope Francis to seek apology for church’s role in residential schools
Pope Francis blesses faithful as he starts his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Medichini
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‘A great dishonour’: AFN chief RoseAnne Archibald calls for other gesture if Canadian flags on federal building are raised
Heritage Canada says the national flag will remain at half-mast leading up to Remembrance Day instead of hoisting it up to be lowered again.  The Canadian flag flies at half-mast on the Peace Tower at Parliament Hill on Canada Day in recognition of the discovery of unmarked graves of Indigenous children at residential schools. Thursday, July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A CN rail worker stands on an idle locomotive as protesters opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion block rail lines, in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday, November 27, 2020.
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Priorities for next government should include recovery of burial sites and climate leadership, AFN says
A temporary memorial for victims of Canada's residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Plans are underway to create a permanent memorial for victims of Canada's residential schools to replace a fire-damaged one that includes hundreds of children's shoes on the steps of Calgary City Hall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
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AFN Chief RoseAnne Archibald says keeping flags at half-mast honours children who died
RoseAnne Archibald, the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, is photographed in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Archibald says leaving Canadian flags lowered for longer continues to honour the lives of Indigenous children who were buried in unmarked graves at Indian residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
politics
Harassment allegations against RoseAnne Archibald by AFN staff pose challenge for new national chief
Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks with reporters before meeting with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Politics Briefing: Trudeau pays tribute to former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on after answering questions from reporters following a transit announcement during a press conference at Surrey City Hall in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, July 9, 202. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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RoseAnne Archibald vows to make AFN more inclusive, transparent
Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald is approached by reporters before meeting with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: AFN elects RoseAnne Archibald, first woman to serve as national chief
Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald of Taykwa Tagamou Nation, left, gets a hug after the closing ceremony of the AFN's Annual General Assembly in Fredericton, N.B., Thursday, July 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
opinion
RoseAnne Archibald will face challenges on all fronts as national chief of Assembly of First Nations
John Ibbitson
politics
AFN elects RoseAnne Archibald to serve as national chief, first woman to hold the post
Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald is approached by reporters before meeting with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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RoseAnne Archibald and Reginald Bellerose are last remaining candidates in race to become new national chief of AFN
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde pose for a portrait June 18, 2021 in Ottawa. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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AFN honours children who died at residential schools ahead of vote for new chief
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde is joined by First Nations leaders as they discuss the current situation and actions relating to the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on February 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Assembly of First Nations expected to name new national chief
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is seen during a media availability during the Premiers and Indigenous Leaders meeting in Big River First Nation, Sask.on July, 9, 2019. The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on members to lobby all the federal parties in an effort to influence political platforms in advance of the federal election in October. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward