10,000 B.C. waterfront workers to receive anti harassment, anti violence training

VANCOUVER — A violence and harassment prevention training program aims to shift what has traditionally been the white, male-dominated culture of British Columbia’s waterfront workplaces.…

Remorse a factor in no hate speech charges after shooting of Colten Boushie: document

REGINA — A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the…

First Nations agree to COVID 19 data sharing agreement with B.C., but say deal flawed

VICTORIA — A coalition of British Columbia First Nations and the provincial health officer have reached an information-sharing agreement over COVID-19 infections, but the nations…

Indigenous health legislation needed to end racism in health care: Miller

OTTAWA — The high uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Indigenous communities might show a level of trust in the government but it remains “thin,” Indigenous…

Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health care system: new Turpel Lafond report

VANCOUVER — The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia’s health system has released the results of surveys and data…

Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history

A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories of thousands of Native…

Indigenous and military leaders offer condolences following death of D Day veteran

CUT KNIFE, SK — Canada’s Indigenous and military leaders paid tribute and offered condolences to the family of a Juno Beach veteran of the Second…

Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19, including those…

Indigenous business coalition leader says Keystone XL denial will hurt communities

CALGARY — The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Joe Biden is a major setback for Canadian Indigenous people, says the leader…

Lynn Beyak, who defended ‘good’ of residential schools, retires early from the Senate

OTTAWA — Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak is leaving the upper chamber three years before her mandatory retirement and defiantly standing by her views on residential…

Indigenous woman left with concussion after RCMP arrest in northern Saskatchewan

REGINA — An RCMP professional responsibility unit is investigating a complaint after an Indigenous woman says she was tackled and hit by officers at a…

‘Your Land’? Some Native Americans question inaugural song

On the first day of Joe Biden’s presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden halted the construction of the border wall that threatened to…

Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dies

TORONTO — George Armstrong, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the ’60s and wore the blue and white his entire…

N.L. Indigenous leader criticizes investigation that cleared officer in violent video

JOHN’S — The leader of a Labrador Indigenous group says he has zero confidence in an investigation that cleared an officer of wrongdoing who was…

More than half Manitoba’s active COVID 19 cases are in First Nations population

WINNIPEG — Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with…