COVID 19 activity declining, but variants at ‘critical juncture,’ Tam says
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer said Sunday that the collective efforts to fight COVID-19 are paying off, even as the country sits at…
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Toronto top doctor, Indigenous services minister sound alarm over COVID 19 variants
TORONTO — Officials expressed growing concern Wednesday over highly transmissible new COVID-19 variants taking hold in Canada’s biggest cities and in First Nation reserves across…
Interior nominee Haaland vows ‘balance’ on energy, climate
WASHINGTON —Oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come, even as the Biden administration seeks to…
Head of new Indigenous committee aims for systemic change at Canada Energy Regulator
VANCOUVER — The chairman of a new Indigenous advisory committee at the Canada Energy Regulator says he wants to fix a system that has treated…
Jordan’s Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office says it could cost the federal government up to $15 billion to compensate First Nations families and children impacted…
B.C. health officials call for ‘culturally safe’ vaccination plan for Metis residents
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say they’re working on making the COVID-19 vaccine rollout a “culturally safe experience” for Indigenous Peoples in a…
Nine Algonquin nations reject Ottawa land project labeled as “reconciliation” effort
OTTAWA — Nine Algonquin First Nations in Quebec are considering litigation to stop Ottawa from allowing another Algonquin group to build a new suburb on…
Reforms aim to reduce over representation of Black, Indigenous people in jail
OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to introduce today long-awaited reforms aimed at reducing the over-representation of Black, racialized and Indigenous people in Canada’s…
Commissioner calls for transparency on response to Indigenous women inquiry
MONTREAL — A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls implored the federal government for more transparency on…
Nunavut hunters agree to end protest at iron ore mine after offer of meeting
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Lawyers for Inuit hunters who blocked an airstrip and road at an iron ore mine in Nunavut say they will end their…
UN declaration to help First Nations achieve self determination: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — Passing a new law to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will get First Nations closer to self-determination,…
Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker wins battle against ties
CHRISTCHURCH — An Indigenous lawmaker has won his battle against wearing a tie in the New Zealand Parliament, ending a longstanding dress requirement that he…
‘Unsung musical hero’: New anthology highlights Indigenous musician Willie Dunn
TORONTO — A new anthology of music from late Indigenous singer-songwriter Willie Dunn is hoping to set the record straight on “one of Canada’s unsung…
60% of Indigenous workers feel emotionally unsafe on the job: Catalyst survey
TORONTO — As Krystal Abotossaway navigated corporate Canada over the last decade, the Toronto woman with Anishinaabe Kwe heritage always paid always took care to…
Closing housing gap for urban Indigenous people could cost $1.4 billion a year: PBO
OTTAWA — The federal government would have to spend about $1.4 billion more a year to close a housing gap facing urban Indigenous people, the…