Archdiocese apologizes after priest accuses residential school survivors of lying

WINNIPEG _ A Winnipeg archdiocese says a priest who suggested during a sermon that residential school survivors lied to get settlement money is no longer…

Manitoba RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at residential school

WINNIPEG — A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into…

Family of woman killed in hotel says justice served, but killer to appeal conviction

EDMONTON — The daughter of an Indigenous woman who was killed in a hotel room a decade ago says a judge’s decision to sentence her…

Deadline for National Indigenous Coaching Awards approaches

ONTARIO — The Aboriginal Sport Circle is committed to supporting sport that fosters the development of the whole individual. The National Indigenous Coaching Awards are…

B.C. provides funding to First Nation communities for residential school searches

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former…

Residents from four First Nations in Manitoba sent to Winnipeg due to wildfires

WINNIPEG — By the time Virginia Thomas left her home community of Bloodvein First Nation in eastern Manitoba on Monday evening, a nearby wildfire had…

National Gallery of Canada offers free admission to Indigenous Peoples

OTTAWA — The National Gallery of Canada announced Monday that admission will be free for Indigenous Peoples when it reopens this week for the first…

Telling the story of New York’s Indigenous ironworkers through animated film

By: Sara Laux Allan Downey is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies program. A citizen of the Dakelh Nation (Nak’azdli…

Carey Price’s wife, Angela, helps to raise over $50,000 for First Nation Education Council

In light of the horrific revelations regarding Indigenous children, many decided to spend Canada Day differently this year. Given that it should be a period…

New Brunswick government and First Nations chiefs to negotiate new tax agreements

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and six Mi’kmaq First Nations have agreed to attempt to settle out of court issues related to terminated tax…

UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and…

Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s southern Interior, chief says

CAWSTON, BC — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia’s southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say…

B.C. provides $12 million to First Nations investigating former residential schools

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it’s providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites. It says…

Lawyer for trucker guilty in woman’s hotel death in Edmonton wants shorter sentence

EDMONTON — The lawyer for an Ontario truck driver who killed a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is asking that his…

Ishk’de Records partners with Universal Music Canada to ‘amplify Indigenous voices’

TORONTO — A new record label owned and operated by two prominent Indigenous women is striving to “foster and amplify Indigenous voices” under a partnership…