More Indigenous led services for youth needed to prevent deaths, inquest hears
Ontario should establish more Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services for youth in crisis to prevent tragedies similar to the death of an Indigenous teen who…
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Establish ‘right to return’ for First Nations youth in care, inquest jury recommends
Ontario should establish a right for First Nations children receiving child-protection services to return to their home communities, a jury recommended Friday at a coroner's…
Ottawa signs agreement to find Indigenous policing solutions after mass stabbing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. _ Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he had a heavy and difficult visit with families of those killed in a…
Patty Hajdu ‘open’ to legislating fire codes on First Nations, but cost is a factor
OTTAWA — Federal Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says she remains “open'' to legislating fire and building codes on First Nations, even though Ottawa has…
ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION
On October 7, two years after a fire ruined the previous rink, residents of Elsipogtog First Nation finally get a first look at their new…
Nominations now open for ISWO Board of Directors
By TRT Staff with notes from ISWO.ca MISSISSAUGA – On October 7, the Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO) announced an open call for nominations…
Indigenous people more likely to have housing issues as population grows: StatCan
WINNIPEG — Angela Klassen Janeczko calls out to a young woman sitting behind a building in downtown Winnipeg to see if she needs any water…
Celebration of Nations 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners Announced
The sixth annual Celebration of Nations showcased its fourth annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. These awards were designed to reflect the artistic and intellectual programming that…
James Smith Cree Nation chief to meet with federal ministers to discuss stabbings
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a series of deadly stabbings earlier this month…
Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is ‘settled’
QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault apologized on Tuesday for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as…
Alberta man found guilty in death of Metis hunters appealing conviction, sentence
EDMONTON — An Alberta man found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two Metis hunters is appealing his conviction and sentence. Roger Bilodeau was…
Expert panel calls for Indigenous representation at Thunder Bay, Ont., police, board
An independent expert panel is calling for more Indigenous representation in top positions of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, in…
Canada provides $1.4 billion in deal with B.C. First Nation for 3,000 rental homes
VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to a Vancouver First Nation to build 3,000 homes on land that was once an…
A look at some of the victims in the Saskatchewan stabbings
The identities of some of those who died in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan are starting to emerge. Police say 10 people were killed on…
RCMP come up empty after tip in search for Saskatchewan stabbing suspect
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – Saskatchewan Mounties surrounded a house on the James Smith Cree Nation Tuesday after a reported sighting of the suspected mass…