Elections Canada probes extent of mistakes on polling day in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA _ Elections Canada has launched an investigation to see if errors cost Indigenous communities across Canada their right to vote. It is checking to…
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Manitoba says attempts to engage on flood project with First Nations went unanswered
WINNIPEG _ The Manitoba government told a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday it spent years consulting with a group of First Nations about a multimillion-dollar flood protection…
Canadian journalists grappling with epidemic of online bullying, harassment: Survey
Canadian journalists are increasingly under attack online, with media workers facing “prevalent and pervasive'' harassment ranging from sexualized messages and attacks against their identity to…
World Diabetes Day 2021: Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now, When?
A century after its discovery, insulin and other fundamental components of diabetes care remain beyond the reach of many who need them. Founders of World…
Study urges decision-makers to address First Nations food insecurity and sovereignty
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has announced the release of the Key Findings and Recommendations for Decision-makers of the First Nations Food, Nutrition and…
Navajo Nation President Nez signs ban on indoor smoking (US-Navajo-Smoking-Ban)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) _ The leader of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. signed legislation Saturday to ban indoor smoking in many…
New website makes national forum for two spirit youth
A new website has been launched this week, giving two-spirited youth a place of belonging on the world wide web. The 2 Spirits in Motion…
Ontario to release death registrations of 1,800 Indigenous children
Ontario is in the process of releasing death records of approximately 1,800 Indigenous children to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Releasing death records…
‘You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing’: AFN national chief
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there needs to be another symbolic gesture made to recognize the genocide of…
PM says Indigenous talks may offer ‘solution’ so Canada can honour war dead
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a “solution'' will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance…
B.C. First Nation seeks ‘real action,’ urges conditions for papal visit to Canada
KAMLOOPS — Leaders of a British Columbia First Nation say it would be “deeply meaningful'' to welcome Pope Francis to their territory during a visit…
Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief
Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal…
Delivering on TRC recommendations for Language and Culture Deck: How Government says it has been responding to TRC’s Calls to Actions
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
Chretien says he never heard of abuse at residential schools during time as minister
MONTREAL — Former prime minister Jean Chretien says the abuse of Indigenous children that took place in Canadian residential schools while he was minister of…
New Brunswick premier faces growing backlash to land acknowledgment policy
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is facing a growing backlash to his government's new policy on Indigenous land acknowledgments, and some of the…