Feds ‘only part of the puzzle’ in MMIW national action plan: Marc Miller

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the national action plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is coming soon — but…

‘Worst thing that could happen:’ Manitoba man sentenced for killing Indigenous woman

GODS LAKE NARROWS, MB —A man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for nearly 16 years for the killing…

Feds indict Indian men whose cases led to sovereignty ruling

MUSKOGEE, OK — A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation convicted of murder in state court and another convicted of sexually assaulting a child in…

Michelle Latimer wins twice at TIFF awards

TORONTO — Canadian filmmaker Michelle Latimer picked up two prizes for her documentary “Inconvenient Indian.” The TIFF awards closed the curtain on 10 days of…

Some sports centres re-open in Ohsweken

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations says they will reopen some of the outdoor sports facilities in Ohsweken as part of the Phase 2.5 of community reopening.…

Positive West Nile case in Brant

BRANT COUNTY — One person in Brant County has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. This is the first West Nile Virus case in…

Virtual Launch event for glamping cabins at Chiefswood

SIX NATIONS — The long awaited Grand Opening of the new cabins at Chiefswood Park was held via a virtual event on YouTube Tuesday morning.…

Chair of Grand River ‘Champion of Champions’ Pow Wow apologizes for letter

OHSWEKEN — The chairperson of the Grand River ‘Champion of Champions’ Pow Wow posted a letter online on Tuesday, apologizing for issuing a letter of…

Marijuana and pregnancy: There’s no evidence that exposure is safe

By Catherine Lebel, Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Calgary; Carly McMorris, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Calgary, and Kathleen Chaput, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics…

Hospitals warn of second lockdown as Ontario COVID 19 numbers continue to jump

TORONTO — Increasing COVID-19 case rates could plunge Ontario into another lockdown, the head of the province’s hospital association warned as the government reported a…

Halloween doesn’t have to be cancelled even if trick or treating is, experts say

TORONTO — Fears that an invisible virus may be lurking among trick-or-treaters will keep Melanie Vicente’s two children home this Halloween, but the Toronto mom…

Iqaluit city council green lights Nunavut’s first retail pot shop

Iqaluit city council is giving the go-ahead for Nunavut’s first retail pot shop. Councilors in the territorial capital voted this week to recommend a cannabis…

Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week

REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge who ruled a Metis man could stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against…

Peru’s Indigenous turn to ancestral remedies to fight virus

PUCALLPA, Peru —  As COVID-19 spread quickly through Peru’s Amazon, the Indigenous Shipibo community decided to turn to the wisdom of their ancestors. Hospitals were…

Rio Tinto CEO to leave over destruction of Indigenous sites

CANBERRA, Australia — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites…