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Associated Press
a day ago
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- Associated Press
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on National Indigenous History Month
OTTAWA, ON, June 1, 2025 /CNW/ - 'Indigenous Peoples have been stewards of Canada's lands and waters for time immemorial. National Indigenous History Month is a time to celebrate the histories, cultures, languages, knowledge, and traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. 'Indigenous leadership and perspectives will be foundational to how this government delivers its mandate. We will address past harms, take a distinctions-based approach, and advance self-determination, while upholding Modern Treaties and self-government agreements. 'Central to this commitment is the long-term wealth and prosperity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. To that end, we have doubled the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program from $5 billion to $10 billion – and opened it to sectors outside of energy and natural resources to catalyze more Indigenous-led infrastructure, transportation, and trade projects across the country. 'As Canada moves forward with nation-building projects, the government will be firmly guided by the principle of free, prior, and informed consent. 'We will work in full partnership with Indigenous Peoples – advancing shared priorities from health care, food security, housing, and education to conservation, climate action, and emergency management. We move forward on the important work of the calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Final Report, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Calls for Justice, and the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.' This document is also available at SOURCE Prime Minister's Office
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on National Indigenous History Month
OTTAWA, ON, June 1, 2025 /CNW/ - "Indigenous Peoples have been stewards of Canada's lands and waters for time immemorial. National Indigenous History Month is a time to celebrate the histories, cultures, languages, knowledge, and traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. "Indigenous leadership and perspectives will be foundational to how this government delivers its mandate. We will address past harms, take a distinctions-based approach, and advance self-determination, while upholding Modern Treaties and self-government agreements. "Central to this commitment is the long-term wealth and prosperity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. To that end, we have doubled the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program from $5 billion to $10 billion – and opened it to sectors outside of energy and natural resources to catalyze more Indigenous-led infrastructure, transportation, and trade projects across the country. "As Canada moves forward with nation-building projects, the government will be firmly guided by the principle of free, prior, and informed consent. "We will work in full partnership with Indigenous Peoples – advancing shared priorities from health care, food security, housing, and education to conservation, climate action, and emergency management. We move forward on the important work of the calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Final Report, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Calls for Justice, and the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act." This document is also available at SOURCE Prime Minister's Office View original content: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
Anishinabe Spiritual Centre transitions to Indigenous-led governance
The Anishinabe Spiritual Centre transitions to Indigenous-led governance, marking a historic step in self-determination and Catholic-Indigenous collaboration. A decades-old spiritual centre in Espanola, Ont., that has served as a gathering place for Indigenous communities and Catholics is now under Indigenous leadership, marking what participants call a historic and sacred moment. Anishinabe Spiritual Centre The Anishinabe Spiritual Centre, a decades-old spiritual centre in Espanola, has served as a gathering place for Indigenous communities and Catholics alike is now under Indigenous leadership as of May 30, 2025. (Amanda Hicks/CTV News Northern Ontario) The Jesuits of Canada formally transferred governance of the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre to a newly formed Indigenous-led board of directors this week, a move celebrated as a step toward self-determination and reconciliation. The transition was commemorated with the gifting of a special medal honouring Pope Francis' 2022 visit to Canada. Rosella Kinoshameg, a respected Indigenous leader from Manitoulin Island, will chair the board. 'To me, it's a sacred moment,' she said. 'It's the beginning of a new chapter, a new way of life for the board of directors. I'm really happy with that.' Established over 40 years ago by the Jesuits of Canada, in partnership with the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie and local First Nations, the centre has been a unique space intertwining Catholic faith and Indigenous traditions. It has hosted thousands for retreats, cultural programs, and spiritual gatherings. Father Jeffrey Burwell, Provincial of the Jesuits of Canada, called the transition a 'feel-good day' and a natural step for the missionary order. 'We come to a place and then we leave,' he said. 'We've reached the point where we can now hand this place over to a Catholic Indigenous-led board. It's a great joy for us, knowing transitions are never the final word in a relationship.' Anishinabe Spiritual Centre The Anishinabe Spiritual Centre, a decades-old spiritual centre in Espanola, has served as a gathering place for Indigenous communities and Catholics alike is now under Indigenous leadership as of May 30, 2025. (Amanda Hicks/CTV News Northern Ontario) Eddie MacDonald, the centre's executive director, described the shift as a long-awaited milestone. 'This is a historic day,' he said, noting its alignment with the 60th Call to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which emphasizes Indigenous self-governance in spirituality. 'The people here are grown up – they can take care of business now.' The Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie will remain a collaborative partner, with Bishop Thomas Dowd emphasizing the centre's role as a bridge. 'My job is to bring people together,' he said. 'This centre has been a jewel for ministry and service. I see an opportunity for growth, a place of encounter.' Plans are underway to welcome students for field trips, showcasing how culture and faith can coexist – a model the centre has embodied for decades.
The Guardian
4 days ago
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- The Guardian
Exclusive: Somaliland president says recognition of state ‘on the horizon' following Trump talks
The new president of Somaliland says his state, which broke away from Somalia in 1991, is on the brink of securing international recognition – a development that would inflame tensions in the already tumultuous Horn of Africa. In an interview in the presidential palace in the capital, Hargeisa, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi tells the Guardian it is 'likely' that Somaliland will finally win acceptance of its right to self-determination, which has eluded the territory since it declared independence from Somalia 34 years ago. 'Recognition is on the horizon,' says the 69-year-old. Such a move would infuriate Somalia, which would view it as an attack on its sovereignty, unsettle regional powers in the strategic peninsula and fan broader concern that it sets a precedent for secessionist movements across the African continent. Despite its relative stability and regular democratic elections, Somaliland, a territory of about five million people, has yet to be recognised as independent by a single nation. 'It's a matter of time. Not if, but when and who will lead the recognition of Somaliland,' says Abdullahi. That goal, say Somaliland sources, has never been closer amid signs that the US president, Donald Trump, could be the first leader to recognise the self-declared republic in return for building a military base near the port of Berbera, a strategic location on the Gulf of Aden. Abdullahi revealed that US military officials, including the Horn of Africa's most senior officer, have recently visited Hargeisa. Another Washington delegation is expected to 'evaluate the asset [Berbera]'. A key US military base, Camp Lemonnier, is located in neighbouring Djibouti but concern is growing over Chinese influence there as Beijing continues to strengthen its ties with Africa. Project 2025, the alleged blueprint for the second Trump presidency, proposes the recognition of Somaliland as a 'hedge against the US's deteriorating position in Djibouti'. Where is it? Africa's easternmost point, the 2m sq km (770,000 sq miles) of the Horn of Africa peninsula takes in Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Eritrea and the region's powerhouse, Ethiopia. Why is it considered volatile? It is one of the world's most unstable regions, riven by lengthy, interlinked conflicts. The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab is gaining ground in Somalia, while Ethiopia is recovering from a damaging war in Tigray with another rebellion brewing in its Amhara region and has fragile relations with Eritrea. The Republic of Somaliland is a de facto – unrecognised – but relatively stable state despite fraught relations with Somalia, which refuses to discuss its independence, seeing the breakaway state as a threat to Somali unity. Somaliland is also in a border dispute with Puntland, which declared itself an autonomous region of Somalia in 1998. Why is it strategically important? The Horn is hugely strategic. With historically close links to Arab nations, and positioned at the Red Sea's southern end, it borders the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean – overlooking global trade routes connecting Asia and Europe. This brings geopolitical tensions with China, the US, Russia and now Turkey, all vying for influence. What other pressures does the region face? The peninsula is susceptible to extreme rainfall patterns, exacerbated by the climate crisis. Ethiopia and Somalia have endured long droughts, which have triggered humanitarian emergencies. In April, US aircraft carriers off the coast of Somaliland played a part in US bombing raids on Yemen, responding to Houthi rebels' disruption of Red Sea shipping lanes. The US has yet to announce any formal arrangement with Somaliland, but Abdullahi said they were embedded in attempts to safeguard global maritime trade. 'We are a partner in security. We are a partner in counter-terrorism. We are a partner in safe marine routes for world trade,' says Abdullahi, who was sworn in as president five months ago. In that time, he says, the US ambassador to Somalia has visited him three times. The Trump administration is split over its approach to Somalia, which still considers Somaliland part of its territory. Recent gains by al- Shabaab Islamist militants have raised questions in the Trump administration over the worth of US counter-terrorism operations in Somalia. The withdrawal of US personnel and the closure of the US embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has been mooted.. Sources indicate that elements of the Trump team want to drop the US's longstanding 'one Somalia' policy. Ditching support for Somalia's weak central government would pave the way to officially recognise Somaliland. 'The US and maybe other international partners will [soon] have to recalculate their policies regarding Somalia,' says Abdullahi. The former defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, a prominent advocate for recognition of the ex-British protectorate, believes a recalculation is very much under way. Williamson, speaking to the Guardian earlier this month, said US officials had assured him that recognition for Somaliland would happen. 'I was talking to a few people this week and the thing I was getting from them is that it [recognition] is getting there. They've already started shifting away from the one Somalia policy.' Williamson, like Abdullahi, believes recognition will happen by 2028 at the latest. He adds: 'Before President Trump's term ends, the US will have recognised Somaliland. My hope is that within a year we will have the first country within the United Nations to have recognised Somaliland.' Bashe Omar, former representative of Somaliland to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says US officials he met recently in Abu Dhabi were 'frustrated' at the one-Somalia policy. 'What we are hearing, behind the scenes, is encouraging us. The US is moving in the right direction.' Also waiting in the wings is the UAE, one of Trump's closer allies, which has invested more than $442m to modernise Berbera's port and a highway linking it to Ethiopia, a landlocked country that desperately wants maritime access. Sign up to Global Dispatch Get a different world view with a roundup of the best news, features and pictures, curated by our global development team after newsletter promotion Ethiopia's desire for access to the sea remains a key geopolitical theme of the region, prompting a bitter diplomatic dispute last year after the signing of a deal with Somaliland to build a port. The deal was reportedly made on the condition that Addis Ababa would recognise Somaliland. The development enraged Somalia, prompting fears of a wider regional conflict with Egypt backing Somalia largely over its anger with Ethiopia for building a dam on the Nile. Officially, the US state department continues to assert that it 'recognises the sovereignty and territorial integrity' of Somalia. A statement added that it was 'not in discussions' with Somaliland to recognise it as a state. Another factor remains, however farfetched it might seem, that could yet prove significant: the proposed resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to the African breakaway state. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recently suggested that operations in Gaza would not end until the forced displacement of all its Palestinians had taken place. Trump has talked of the US relocating Gaza's population to allow the strip to be remodelled into the 'Riviera of the Middle East'. Aidrous Osman Hussain, deputy director of Somaliland's refugee department, says Palestinians have considered Somaliland a destination since the second intifada. 'Palestinians have been moving here for a long time, since 2004, 2005. Somaliland welcomes all refugees.' Currently there are 12 Palestinian families, but officials say they are happy for the numbers to grow. 'The people of Somaliland, the community of Hargeisa, wants to help refugees,' says Hussain. Almost 23,000 refugees of different nationalities have moved to Somaliland with 2,875 arriving last year. More than 300 Sudanese families have arrived there since its brutal civil war began and Somaliland's population of Syrians, who left during the civil war, numbers about 2,000 people. One Syrian family, who fled fierce fighting Damascus in 2023, describes Hargeisa as perfect for Muslims; Syrian restaurants, supermarkets and dentists are dotted throughout the capital. As he verified his family's paperwork at the refugee processing facility in the Sha'ab area of Hargeisa, Hassan says: 'Somalilanders are Muslim; here it is safe for us and our family.' Hassan, who did not want to share his surname, adds: 'The most important thing that mattered to me was security. Here, it's a very open community and we integrate well.' Yet to help further, Somaliland needs international recognition to access more help from the wider community. Hussain adds: 'If Somaliland gets recognition, we can help share the burden; we can help more people. Abdullahi, flanked by nodding advisers, says the US is yet to officially float the prospect of resettling people from Gaza. 'We are a hospitable people. They, the Palestinians, are our brothers. If they decide to come on their own, we don't mind. 'But there is no discussion on that issue with the Palestinians or with any other country.'
CNN
6 days ago
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- CNN
King Charles stresses Canada's ‘self determination' amid pressure from US
King Charles stresses Canada's 'self determination' amid pressure from US King Charles III delivered the ceremonial Speech from the Throne in the Canadian Senate. The address marks only the second time in Canadian history that the reigning sovereign has opened parliament, and the third time that the British monarch has delivered the address. 00:42 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 16 videos King Charles stresses Canada's 'self determination' amid pressure from US King Charles III delivered the ceremonial Speech from the Throne in the Canadian Senate. The address marks only the second time in Canadian history that the reigning sovereign has opened parliament, and the third time that the British monarch has delivered the address. 00:42 - Source: CNN Iran's Foreign Ministry on progress of Iran-US talks Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei gave an exclusive interview to CNN's Fred Pleitgen on the progress of continuing nuclear talks with the US. Baqaei told CNN that any attempt by the Trump administration to 'deprive' Iranians of their right to nuclear energy would be 'very problematic'. But he also said that there were many ways to come to a compromise. Iran and the United States concluded a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday. 01:16 - Source: CNN Video of President Macron's wife 'pushing' him goes viral A video of French President Macron's wife pushing him as they disembarked a flight has caught the attention of Russian trolls after going viral. While Macron himself tried to downplay the video saying it merely showed a couple 'bickering,' it's not the first time Russian troll accounts and state media outlets have tried to use videos of the French president to spread disinformation. CNN's Saskya Vandoorne has more. 01:35 - Source: CNN Israeli strikes were one of this hostage's biggest fears in captivity An Israeli soldier released by Hamas during a ceasefire-hostage deal has said one of her biggest fears during captivity were strikes carried out by Israel. It's 'what endangered me more than anything,' Na'ama Levy said. The former hostage's comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this month that defeating Israel's enemies is the 'supreme objective' and more important than securing the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza. 00:57 - Source: CNN Nine of this doctor's children killed in Gaza Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza. Hours later, the bodies of seven children - most of them badly burned - arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. They were Dr. Najjar's own children, killed in an Israeli strike on her home. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing. 02:03 - Source: CNN Harvard foreign student describes atmosphere of 'pure panic' CNN spoke to 20-year-old Abdullah Shahid Sial, a rising junior and student body co-president at Harvard University, about his reaction to the Trump administration's decision to revoke the university's ability to enroll international students. A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's ban on Friday, after the nation's oldest and wealthiest college filed a suit in federal court. 01:29 - Source: CNN This Indian YouTuber is accused of spying An Indian travel vlogger has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Pakistan just days after tensions soared between the two longtime rival nations following an attack last month that left 26 tourists dead in India-administered Kashmir. Police say that 'in the pursuit of views, followers, and viral content, she fell into a trap.' 01:46 - Source: CNN See what Gaza's hotels looked like before the war When Donald Trump announced his plans to turn war-torn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East," many Palestinians were angered. CNN spoke to two hoteliers, who explained what life was like before the war and their hopes for the future. 01:51 - Source: CNN Mountaineers scaled Mt. Everest in less than a week Mountaineers usually spend weeks or months acclimating to high altitudes before ascending Mt. Everest. But one group accomplished the feat in less than a week after using an anesthetic gas that critics warn could be dangerous. 01:40 - Source: CNN See moment OceanGate team noticed something wrong Newly released video shows OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush's wife, Wendy Rush, who was working on the communications and tracking team, notice the sound of a 'bang' while monitoring the submersible. The Titan submersible imploded on June 18, 2023, killing all five passengers on board. 00:49 - Source: CNN Hot air balloon crash in Mexico injures at least twelve people A hot air balloon crashed near a popular archaeological site near Mexico City, injuring at least twelve people. A representative from the hot air ballon tour company would not comment on the incident. The Attorney General's Office for the state of Mexico reported that they are investigating a 29-year-old man whom police detained. 00:52 - Source: CNN Verdict reached in Paris robbery of Kim Kardashian After a weekslong trial, eight people behind the multimillion-dollar armed robbery of Kim Kardashian in Paris were found guilty. Most of them received prison sentences, portions of which were suspended, but all will walk free due to time already served. 00:43 - Source: CNN Sanctuary forced to move after cartel threats Cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa caused an animal sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches, chickens, monkeys, crocodiles, and hippos – to a new location. 01:07 - Source: CNN Satellite images show aftermath of North Korean launch failure North Korea's newest warship was severely damaged during a recent launch ceremony. Leader Kim Jong Un said the incident brought shame to the nation's prestige and vowed to punish those found responsible, state media reported. 01:33 - Source: CNN US ambassador to Israel 'can't imagine US would object' to Israel striking Iran CNN's Jim Sciutto spoke with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee about whether Israel might decide to strike Iran and how the US would react. 00:58 - Source: CNN Aid reaches bakery in Gaza after 11 weeks CNN goes inside a bakery as humanitarian aid finally reaches Gaza for the first time in weeks. This week Israel lifted an 11-week blockade on Gaza, it says was imposed to force Hamas to release all remaining hostages and to bring about a ceasefire. The UN warns that Gaza's population of over 2.1 million people is at risk of famine. 00:50 - Source: CNN
