Australia changes word in anthem to honour Indigenous people
CANBERRA, Australia —Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called “the spirit of unity” and the country’s…
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‘Grave risk:’ Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID 19 vaccine
Advocates say inmates should have speedy access to the COVID-19 vaccine, given how susceptible prisons and jails have been to outbreaks and how prevalent chronic…
Former residential school in Lower Post slated for demolition: premier
LOWER POST, BC — A building where locals pick up their mail, look for work and seek government help is a place of pain and…
Atlantic First Nations building geothermal greenhouses to address food insecurity
PETER’S, NS — The Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton is one of several Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada that is launching a project to…
10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail
ST. JOHN’S — Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death…
‘Grave risk:’ Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID 19 vaccine
Advocates say inmates should have speedy access to the COVID-19 vaccine, given how susceptible prisons and jails have been to outbreaks and how prevalent chronic…
Michelle Latimer resigns from CBC television series ‘Trickster’
TORONTO — Michelle Latimer says she’s resigning from the second season of CBC’s Indigenous TV series “Trickster” where she served as co-creator and director. The…
Feds should detail vaccination plan for Indigenous communities: NDP
OTTAWA —The federal government should come up with a plan to roll COVID-19 vaccines out in Indigenous communities immediately, NDP health critic Don Davies says.…
‘This was not a snowball’: Man who threw metal hitch at woman guilty of manslaughter
A man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been found guilty of manslaughter in her death, with…
Reconciliation delayed and anti Indigenous racism rising: TRC commissioners
OTTAWA — Five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report, commissioners Murray Sinclair, Wilton Littlechild and Marie Wilson are coming together…
COVID 19, system barriers challenging Indigenous women who own businesses: study
TORONTO — Canadian businesses owned by Indigenous women have been steadily growing, but that progress is being threatened by COVID-19 and other systemic barriers, say…
Quebec tables bill to give families of missing Indigenous children access to records
QUEBEC — The Quebec government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow relatives of Indigenous children who disappeared or died after being admitted to health-care…
N.S. RCMP arrest four men after alleged shots fired at Indigenous fisher
PICTOU LANDING, NS — The RCMP say they have arrested four men in connection with shots allegedly fired Sunday on the waters off the Pictou…
Indigenous activist pleased to hear Cleveland’s baseball team planning name change
Indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal applauded the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday for planning to change their team name and predicted it could have a “ripple effect”…
RCMP commits to changes in how it collects, uses information about protesters
OTTAWA — The RCMP has agreed to revamp its policies on the collection and use of information about protesters after a watchdog expressed fresh concerns,…