Canada failing Black, Indigenous prisoners as overrepresentation persists: report

OTTAWA — Canada has made scant progress in addressing the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in prisons, with some facing even worse conditions than…

First Native American woman in space awed by Mother Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth,…

More Indigenous led services for youth needed to prevent deaths, inquest hears

Ontario should establish more Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services for youth in crisis to prevent tragedies similar to the death of an Indigenous teen who…

Establish ‘right to return’ for First Nations youth in care, inquest jury recommends

Ontario should establish a right for First Nations children receiving child-protection services to return to their home communities, a jury recommended Friday at a coroner’s…

Autopsy panel testifies at inquest into Indigenous men’s police custody deaths

A forensic pathologist told a coroner’s inquest on Monday that a man who died from hypertensive heart disease while in Thunder Bay police custody might…

Ottawa signs agreement to find Indigenous policing solutions after mass stabbing

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. _ Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he had a heavy and difficult visit with families of those killed in a…

Canadian Museums Association recommends 10 ways to decolonize heritage sector

The Canadian Museums Association is calling for legislation, money and a cohesive national strategy to support Indigenous-led reconciliation in the museum sector. The association detailed…

Police investigate Saskatoon daycare after boy’s hair was cut without consent

SASKATOON — A Saskatoon daycare is being investigated by the city police’s hate crime unit and is having its licence reviewed after a Metis mother…

James Smith Cree Nation chief to meet with federal ministers to discuss stabbings

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a series of deadly stabbings earlier this month…

Alberta man found guilty in death of Metis hunters appealing conviction, sentence

EDMONTON — An Alberta man found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two Metis hunters is appealing his conviction and sentence. Roger Bilodeau was…

Expert panel calls for Indigenous representation at Thunder Bay, Ont., police, board

An independent expert panel is calling for more Indigenous representation in top positions of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, in…

Hamilton police investigating death of three year old girl at conservation area

Police are continuing an investigation into the death of a three-year-old girl who first went missing in a conservation area south of Hamilton on Saturday.…

Canada provides $1.4 billion in deal with B.C. First Nation for 3,000 rental homes

VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to a Vancouver First Nation to build 3,000 homes on land that was once an…

A look at some of the victims in the Saskatchewan stabbings

The identities of some of those who died in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan are starting to emerge. Police say 10 people were killed on…

RCMP come up empty after tip in search for Saskatchewan stabbing suspect

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – Saskatchewan Mounties surrounded a house on the James Smith Cree Nation Tuesday after a reported sighting of the suspected mass…