Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Jacquelyn LeBel
Publication Date: August 20, 2025 - 11:27
Halifax to no longer allow encampment at Cogswell Park
August 20, 2025
The encampment site at Cogswell Park in Halifax is de-designated, effective immediately, but those who have been sheltering there have until Sept. 21 to pack up.
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty’s office says she is reviewing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order for parties involved in a decade-long First Nations child welfare case to resume talks to reform the system after an impasse.The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded the federal government discriminated against First Nations children by underfunding the on-reserve child welfare system, following a joint 2007 human rights complaint from the Assembly of First Nations and the Caring Society.
August 23, 2025 - 13:40 | Alessia Passafiume | The Globe and Mail
Ottawa must resume talks with First Nations on child welfare reform, as Minister Gull-Masty pledges to work toward a fair deal for affected children.
August 23, 2025 - 13:09 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his way to Germany for a key meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, where trade and security talks will be of top priority.
August 23, 2025 - 12:57 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
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