Court rules in favour of New Brunswick First Nations in dispute on carbon tax revenue
FREDERICTON — Chiefs of New Brunswick’s six Wolastoqey First Nations are claiming victory following a court decision that would see the province share a portion…
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Indigenous clinics lead off reserve vaccine efforts as Ontario develops plan
TORONTO — Crystal Bell of the Matawa Health Co-operative recalls seeing elders relax and chat with each other after receiving their first COVID-19 vaccines earlier…
Infrastructure bank launches Indigenous initiative, advocates say money not enough
TORONTO — The Canada Infrastructure Bank is launching a program dedicated to upgrading transportation, clean power and internet networks in Indigenous communities, but advocates say…
Women’s organization urges Inuit women to get COVID 19 shot, citing increased risks
A national Inuit women’s organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Rebecca Kudloo, president of Pauktuutit Inuit…
Family calls for upgraded criminal charges following Indigenous woman’s death
PETERBOROUGH — Relatives of a dead Indigenous woman have formally asked police in Peterborough, Ont., to upgrade charges against her alleged assailant. Cileana Taylor, 22,…
No link between colonialism and vaccine hesitancy among Indigenous people: expert
OTTAWA — There is no evidence that Canada’s history of colonialism has made Indigenous people any more hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than the…
First Nations with road access, urban communities next priority for COVID 19 vaccines
First Nations with road access in northern Ontario are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after the first dose was administered in 31…
COVID 19 magnified systemic discrimination against Indigenous women: Bennett
OTTAWA — COVID-19 has magnified the effects of systemic discrimination against Indigenous women in Canada, said Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett at a virtual summit…
Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with ‘a heart of gold’ at funeral
BRANTFORD — Walter Gretzky’s family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February. The father of hockey’s greatest player had suffered a…
‘A legend in his own right’: Hockey world pays tribute to the late Walter Gretzky
If Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers were ever in a rut, there was only one solution. Get the Great One’s dad on the phone and make…
Indigenous, Black, Filipino people disproportionately affected by COVID 19: report
WINNIPEG — Manitoba has released a report showing COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Indigenous, Black and other people of colour in the province. “This is systemic…
Nova Scotia anti racism advocates call for changes to ‘racist’ justice system
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government needs to address systemic racism that has led to the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in its criminal…
6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images
BOSTON — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” —…
Author Eden Robinson taking a ‘breather’ after closing the book on Trickster trilogy
For author Eden Robinson, saying goodbye to the “Trickster” trilogy feels like a “mutual breakup.” For the past decade, Robinson says the supernatural book series…
‘A victory for her children’: Trucker guilty of manslaughter in death of woman
EDMONTON — A mother bent over and wept with other loved ones in an Edmonton courtroom Friday night as a jury declared a man guilty…