Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness about Indigenous suicides
MONTREAL — Hannah Tooktoo, an Inuk mother from Nunavik, Que., descended from her bike Thursday, 55 days after pedalling across...
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Liberals’ cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force: justice minister
MONTREAL _ Canadians with criminal records for simple pot possession can now apply for a pardon free of cost and...
Manitoba manhunt shows lack of resources for missing Indigenous women: advocates
WINNIPEG _ Helicopters and a specialized military aircraft scoured from the air while armed police took to the ground over...
Hawaii telescope backers seek permit for alternative site
BARCELONA — The director of a Spanish research centre said Monday that the international consortium that wants to build a...
‘Not our best work’: RCMP apologize for handling of Indigenous woman’s death
EDMONTON — The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who...
‘There is no Oka crisis 2.0,’ Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers
MONTREAL — Kanesatake’s grand chief said Monday that his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis, despite tensions...
As megaproject nears completion, methylmercury concerns at Muskrat Falls linger
JOHN’S — The $12.7-billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador is finally nearing completion, billions of dollars over budget and...
Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago, StatCan says
OTTAWA — The rate and severity of crime both ticked up in 2018, for a fourth year in a row,...
Wisconsin tribe sues Enbridge to force pipeline removal
MADISON — A Native American tribe in Wisconsin is suing Enbridge Inc. in hopes of forcing the Canadian company to...
Elevated opioid risks found at Native American hospitals
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. _ U.S. government hospitals put Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to...
Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC — Chiefs who gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader's wrongful trial and execution...
Developer to return disputed land to Kanesatake Mohawks as ecological gift
MONTREAL _ A Quebec land developer has signed an agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake to return a parcel...
