60% of Indigenous workers feel emotionally unsafe on the job: Catalyst survey
TORONTO — As Krystal Abotossaway navigated corporate Canada over the last decade, the Toronto woman with Anishinaabe Kwe heritage always paid always took care to…
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Closing housing gap for urban Indigenous people could cost $1.4 billion a year: PBO
OTTAWA — The federal government would have to spend about $1.4 billion more a year to close a housing gap facing urban Indigenous people, the…
10,000 B.C. waterfront workers to receive anti harassment, anti violence training
VANCOUVER — A violence and harassment prevention training program aims to shift what has traditionally been the white, male-dominated culture of British Columbia's waterfront workplaces.…
Remorse a factor in no hate speech charges after shooting of Colten Boushie: document
REGINA — A newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the…
First Nations agree to COVID 19 data sharing agreement with B.C., but say deal flawed
VICTORIA — A coalition of British Columbia First Nations and the provincial health officer have reached an information-sharing agreement over COVID-19 infections, but the nations…
Indigenous health legislation needed to end racism in health care: Miller
OTTAWA — The high uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Indigenous communities might show a level of trust in the government but it remains “thin,'' Indigenous…
Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health care system: new Turpel Lafond report
VANCOUVER — The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia's health system has released the results of surveys and data…
Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history
A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories of thousands of Native…
RCMP charge man following shooting in Pictou Landing over lobster traps
PICTOU LANDING — RCMP say they've charged a man in connection with a shooting late last year near Pictou Landing First Nation involving a dispute…
New study says 75% of indigenous people willing to get COVID-19 vaccine
SEATTLE — About 75% of indigenous people report that they are likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine, despite reporting a lack of trust within the…
Indigenous and military leaders offer condolences following death of D Day veteran
CUT KNIFE, SK — Canada’s Indigenous and military leaders paid tribute and offered condolences to the family of a Juno Beach veteran of the Second…
Most minorities disproportionately dropped from civil service hiring process: audit
OTTAWA — A new report says Black Canadians and people from most other minority groups tend to disproportionately lose out on federal civil service jobs…
Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19, including those…
Indigenous business coalition leader says Keystone XL denial will hurt communities
CALGARY — The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Joe Biden is a major setback for Canadian Indigenous people, says the leader…
No charges in N.B. police shooting of Indigenous man Rodney Levi: Crown
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Prosecutions Service announced Tuesday that no criminal charges will be filed against police officers involved in the fatal shooting of…