Ontario government names former First Nation chief as Indigenous adviser
TORONTO — The Ontario government has named the former chief of a northern First Nation and Progressive Conservative candidate in the recent provincial election as…
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First of 17 remote First Nations connected to Ontario’s power grid
TORONTO — The first of 17 remote First Nations has been connected to Ontario's power grid under a $1.6-billion expansion project. The diesel generating station…
Manitoba First Nations denied injunction to stop split of junior hockey leagues
WINNIPEG — A judge has denied an injunction against the split of two Manitoba junior hockey leagues that some allege deliberately excluded Indigenous teams. Justice…
Human rights body probing reports Inuit kids punished for speaking Inuktitut
MONTREAL — Quebec’s human rights commission has launched an investigation into the treatment of Inuit children in the youth protection system, citing reports that Indigenous…
Environmental and economic development choices split Canada’s First Nations
CALGARY — A Vancouver-area First Nation's decision to support the Woodfibre LNG project may have come as a surprise to some, considering the nation's role…
Bill to help solve crimes against Native Americans stalls
FARGO, N.D. — A bill meant to help authorities solve cases in which Native American women go missing or are killed on tribal land looks…
Metis, non status Indians launch ’60s Scoop lawsuit over identity loss
TORONTO — Metis and non-status Indians across Canada are seeking damages for the alleged harms inflicted on them by the Canadian government during the '60s…
In Memoriam: obituary of Deskaheh tells legacy of leader
On Monday, June 29, 1925 the headlines of national news reported the death of Haudenosaunee leader and Confederacy spokesperson Deskaheh Levi General. His obituary read…
Man charged in murder of missing teen
THUNDER BAY — Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say a 22-year-old man charged in the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found in…
Kool Kidz Water takes the torch
SIX NATIONS — Owners of Kool Kidz Ice and Water Wayne, Victor and Tiffany Bomberry pose with C&S Representative Todd Monture as of January 1,…
Pair try to steal ATM
NEW CREDIT — Two men are facing criminal charges after police say they attempted to Steal an ATM machine. Police were called to the CIBC…
Native Horizons loses half of facility to fire
MISSISSAUGA’S OF THE NEW CREDIT FIRST NATION — On December 14, the administrative section of the Native Horizons Treatment Centre reportedly caught fire in the…
Final stages of Cannabis Law for Kahnawake
KAHNAWA:KE — Officials with the Kahnbawa:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission say they are in the final stages of enacting the community’s custom Cannabis Law. The new…
Abusive off duty Thunder Bay cop caught on iPhone
Thunder Bay — At 7:25 pm, eastern time, Saturday Dec. 1st, Thunder Bay OPP received a call to a disturbance involving a 17-year-old intoxicated female…
Indigenous knowledge is the solution to Canada’s health inequities
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