Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he's planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to…
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Six Nations delegation heads to Ottawa for meetings with municipal leaders
OTTAWA — Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill led a delegation from Six Nations to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario this week. It was…
Rename Colonial Building, say Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous groups
JOHN'S, N.L. — Two Indigenous groups in Newfoundland and Labrador are pushing back against the provincial government's recent decision to maintain the name of the…
Edmonton gondola needed better Indigenous consultation, councillor says
EDMONTON — The sole city councillor to vote in support of a gondola across Edmonton's river valley says the outcome may have been different if…
Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser slide zone
VANCOUVER — Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon are making their way over a massive rock slide on British Columbia's Fraser River this summer…
Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the…
Ottawa should offer Indigenous language training, exemptions to public servants: memo
OTTAWA — Senior civil servants explored offering Indigenous-language training to federal employees and possible exemptions to those who already speak one from requiring fluency in both English and…
Supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs rally against B.C. natural gas pipeline
VANCOUVER — A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief says he and counterparts from other clans have never surrendered rights to 22,000 square kilometres of traditional territory in…
National Indigenous group asks Ottawa to act quickly to bring Indigenous woman home
REGINA — A national Indigenous group says it is urging Ottawa to act quickly to bring home a Saskatoon woman who is jailed in the…
Ezra Miller seeks treatment for ‘mental health issues’
NEW YORK (AP) — After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash'' actor Ezra Miller said they have begun…
SUV barrels through Native American parade; 15 injured
GALLUP, N.M. — A New Mexico man who was driving drunk without a valid license barreled through a parade that celebrates Native American culture in…
LGBTQ Canadians struggled with mental health during pandemic: surveys
A series of surveys from the Mental Health Commission of Canada suggest members of the LGBTQ community struggled more during the COVID-19 pandemic than their…
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs removes Arlen Dumas as grand chief over sexual harassment
WINNIPEG — An Indigenous leader in Manitoba was removed from his job Friday after being accused of sexual harassment. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs voted…
Why International Youth Day?
Did you know half of the people on our planet are 30 years old or younger? This is expected to reach 57 per cent by…
Saskatoon woman who had been reported missing faces charges in U.S., Canada
SASKATOON — A woman who was reported missing with her seven-year-old son is facing criminal charges in Canada and the United States. Saskatoon police said…