Indigenous women tell inquiry of abuse, call for systemic change

VANCOUVER — A longtime advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women told her own story of abuse on the last scheduled day of public hearings…

Residential school history centre to share survivors’ accounts, educate public

VANCOUVER — Many university students don’t know the history of Indigenous people in Canada, let alone the implications of the residential school system, but a…

Investigators look for answers in baby’s death on Stoney Nakoda First Nation

CALGARY – RCMP were still looking Thursday into why a baby girl died and 14 others were taken to hospital from a crowded home on…

Judge blocks conspiracy evidence in Standing Rock case

MANDAN, ND – A North Dakota judge on Wednesday limited the amount of information the governor’s office can be asked to give attorneys for an…

Mystery ‘flu-like illness’ hits Alberta family, infant dies

MORLEY, AB – RCMP and paramedics were called to a rural home west of Calgary on Wednesday where an infant was pronounced dead and 14…

Composer hopes ‘Cuphead’ Juno nod will change perceptions about video game music

TORONTO – When orchestral percussionist Kristofer Maddigan began his years-long journey composing the soundtrack for a video game his friends were creating, he mostly kept…

‘No justice’ after Crown won’t appeal acquittal in farm shooting: father

REGINA — The father of a young Indigenous man who was killed on a Saskatchewan farm says he is heartbroken the Crown will not appeal…

Trudeau tells Regina event more must be done to help Indigenous Canadians

REGINA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Liberal party supporters in Saskatchewan that more needs to be done to help Indigenous people. Trudeau spoke…

Indigenous filmmaking set to rise in Canada in 2018 and beyond

TORONTO – Indigenous filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin never thought she would see this in her lifetime. Fifty years after starting her distinguished career amid major funding…

Indigenous tourism helping keep stories alive as international interest grows

SIKSIKA, AB — Dion Red Gun has met and overcome a daunting series of obstacles in his efforts to preserve and share his culture. The…

Indigenous elder says he was humiliated at Saskatchewan Canadian Tire store

NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK —  A First Nations elder says he was humiliated when an employee searched him at a Canadian Tire store in Saskatchewan earlier…

Park closed ‘until further notice’ due to land claim demonstration

A southwestern Ontario provincial park has been closed to the public after demonstrators blocked the front gate in support of a land claim. A trailer…

‘Go back to the rez’ – car smashed in racism at South Dakota highschool

STURGIS, S.D. _ A South Dakota high school has forfeited its homecoming football game against a school from a nearby American Indian reservation and has…

Ontario breast milk bank calling for donations as supply for preemies low

TORONTO — Ontario’s Human Milk Bank is calling for donations of breast milk from lactating women to help save sick and pre-term babies’ lives. The…

Canada at 150: Many indigenous people see little reason to celebrate

THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON – After surviving 11 years in a residential school with art as his only escape, 19-year-old Alex Janvier was ready for…