‘Sort of who I am’: Cree youth hopes to inspire others with science videos

A single eagle feather sits on the kitchen table in Simon Monteith’s home. Next to it is an array of household products including hydrogen peroxide,…

Two teens face charges for Indigenous woman’s death and string of assaults

WINNIPEG — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and a Canada-wide warrant issued for another teen in the death of an Indigenous woman that police…

Canada invests $100 million into “historic” action plan for 2SLGBTQI+ communities

OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday as it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support…

Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors

OTTAWA — The federal government raised the Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill today as a way to honour Indigenous Peoples forced to attend residential schools.…

Racialized people had higher mortality rates from COVID 19: Statistics Canada

A Statistics Canada study has found that some racialized populations in Canada had significantly higher mortality rates from COVID-19. The analysis says the COVID-19 death…

Researchers urge more limits on edibles after finding jump in kid cannabis poisonings

TORONTO — Canadian researchers alarmed by a rise in the number of kids hospitalized for accidental cannabis poisonings are calling for restrictions on edibles. A…

As inflation soars, access to Indigenous foods declines

CHICAGO (AP) — Blueberry bison tamales, harvest salad with mixed greens, creamy carrot and wild rice soup, roasted turkey with squash. This contemporary Native American…

Quebec coroner investigates deaths of two Inuuk women struck on Montreal highways

MONTREAL _ The Quebec coroner is investigating the deaths of two Inuuk women in their 20s who were hit by cars within a 24-hour period…

Calm in the chaos: Canadian Medical Association’s first Indigenous leader takes helm

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. _ In a brightly lit surgical room around sunrise, Dr. Alika Lafontaine recounts why he chose to become an anesthesiologist as he…

Toronto mayor apologizes to Metis Nation of Ontario for 1885 Northwest Resistance

Toronto Mayor John Tory has apologized for the city’s role in arming and celebrating a Canadian militia that suppressed a Metis rebellion in 1885. Tory…

Michelle O’Bonsawin nominated to Supreme Court, making her first Indigenous justice (SCOC-Nomination)

OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario judge Michelle O’Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday, making her the first Indigenous person…

Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he’s planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to…

Rename Colonial Building, say Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous groups

JOHN’S, N.L. — Two Indigenous groups in Newfoundland and Labrador are pushing back against the provincial government’s recent decision to maintain the name of the…

Edmonton gondola needed better Indigenous consultation, councillor says

EDMONTON — The sole city councillor to vote in support of a gondola across Edmonton’s river valley says the outcome may have been different if…

Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the…