Eight out of 168 people who had Covid vaccine on Six Nations had adverse reaction

The results of a three-year long community Covid study are in and the statistics show some surprising results. Six Nations had one of the lowest…

AFN national chief meets with PM on FN priorities

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss First Nations’ rights, priorities, and needed investments leading…

Funding for Indigenous-led projects address flaws in justice system

Indigenous people are overrepresented in the Canadian justice system, whether as victims, accused, or offenders. Access to Indigenous-led justice services across Canada continues to be…

International Women’s Day 2024 campaign theme is ‘Inspire Inclusion’

This International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, join the United Nations in celebrating the theme Inspire Inclusion. According to internationalwomensday.com, to inspire inclusion means to…

Bitcoin briefly touches all-time high before retreat

By: Ian Bickis Bitcoin briefly touched an all-time high Tuesday of more than US$69,000 before losing thousands of dollars of value within hours.  The record…

Fire that destroyed nursing station forces Ontario First Nation to evacuate patients

A remote northwestern Ontario First Nation has evacuated people with specific medical needs after a fire destroyed its nursing station, the community’s chief said on…

Two teens on railway tracks struck and killed by Toronto UP Express train: police

A packed Toronto airport commuter train struck and killed a 14-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy Monday night, officials said, as investigators worked to piece together…

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,525.93, down 5.14 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ).…

Federal tax change could raise electricity, gas bills in some provinces

By: Mia Rabson A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for…

Impassable winter roads create ‘dire’ situation for Ontario First Nations

Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warned as they pressed the provincial and…

Métis Nations, federal ministers sit for a bilateral mechanism meeting to hash out relationship, priorities

By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Updated with clarification on the co-development principles. Legislation may be the only way to ensure that a…

Indspire announces 2024 Indspire Awards recipients

Indspire’s annual celebration, The Indspire Awards, honours the achievements and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada and takes place on April…

Two dead, three injured after house fire on Weenusk First Nation in northern Ontario

The leader of an organization representing 49 First Nations says he is mourning after two people died in a house fire in a remote northern…

Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home

By Jim Salter   When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in…

National chief calls on Ottawa to resume policing talks after mass stabbing inquest

By Kelly Geraldine Malone   The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says a coroner’s inquest into a mass killing in Saskatchewan shows…