NLL Transactions for Week 14
By TRT Staff with notes from NLL.com As Week 14 gets underway within the National Lacrosse League, transactions from Week 13 are visible with standings…
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Swiss museum returns two artifacts to the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederacy
MONTREAL — Two artifacts sacred to some of Canada's Indigenous peoples are now back on the home territory after a Swiss museum returned them to…
‘Our home on native land’: Singer Jully Black makes small change to O Canada lyrics
Jully Black is drawing attention for a subtle change she made to the lyrics of O Canada at Sunday's NBA All-Star Game. The Juno Award-winning…
Hamilton recalls bullying, racial abuse during school years
Formula One great Lewis Hamilton experienced bullying when he was only 6 years old and said he had bananas thrown at him when he was…
International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report
THE HAGUE — The head of an international organization brought in by the federal government to provide communities with options for identifying possible human remains…
Senator says more awareness needed of ‘invisible crime’ of Indigenous identity theft
OTTAWA — Sen. Mary Jane McCallum says Indigenous identity fraud is a damaging but often unseen crime that inflicts serious harm on Indigenous women. The…
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor charged in Canada in 2018 rape
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves'' actor who was arrested last…
Trucks must have electronic logging devices to track driving hours
Trucks and buses that travel between Canada's provinces and territories have been required since Jan. 1 to be equipped with electronic devices that log the number…
Survivors of residential school in Saskatchewan file proposed class action lawsuit
WHITECAP — Survivors of a residential school that housed Metis children in Saskatchewan have filed a proposed a class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial…
B.C. signs ‘historic’ deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights
PRINCE GEORGE — A B.C. First Nation and provincial government have signed what's being called a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water and resource…
New addiction treatment clinic in Winnipeg will be Indigenous led, province says
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up close to $900,000 to set up the province's first Indigenous-led Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinic. There…
Officials must understand why Inuit overrepresented in jails, Labrador leader says
JOHN’S — As the federal government announced funding Thursday to tackle the overrepresentation of Inuit people in jail, the head of Labrador's Inuit government urged…
B.C. First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine
A British Columbia First Nation is celebrating a deal with a coal company that gives it veto power over a proposed mine on its land.…
Indigenous hockey cards shed light on First Nations players
Ted Nolan finally has his rookie card more than 40 years after making his NHL debut. Better late than never, particularly because it includes a…
FEMA fires group for nonsensical Alaska Native translations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After tidal surges and high winds from the remnants of a rare typhoon caused extensive damage to homes along Alaska's western…