Manitoba premier apologizes, meets with families about searching landfill for remains

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew apologized Thursday to the families of two slain First Nations women whose remains are believed to be in a…

Sheila North announces candidacy for national chief of Assembly of First Nations

OTTAWA — Sheila North, a former grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, announced Thursday she is joining the contest to become the next national chief…

AFN chief warns lawyers may ‘take advantage’ of child welfare settlement recipients

OTTAWA — The interim national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging those eligible to receive compensation from a landmark class-action settlement to…

N.L. government to offer apology for residential schools to Nunatsiavut Inuit

JOHN’S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government will offer an apology to residential school survivors and their families in Nunatsiavut and Happy Valley-Goose Bay…

OPP make arrest in 1973 Attawapiskat killing after MMIW inquiry renews investigation

ATTAWAPISKAT — Ontario Provincial Police say they have charged a man in the 1973 killing of a woman in a remote northern First Nation. Police…

Ex MP Romeo Saganash referred to restorative justice program in sexual assault case

OTTAWA — The Manitoba government says former NDP member of Parliament Romeo Saganash, who was charged with sexual assault earlier this year, has been referred…

‘I know who I am:’ Buffy Sainte Marie calls Indigenous identity questions hurtful

Buffy Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she’s always been honest that she doesn’t know the identity of her birth parents,…

Report raises questions about Buffy Sainte Marie’s Indigenous claim

CBC says legendary musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict her claim that she is Indigenous. Sainte-Marie,…

Third First Nation wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted

A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted…

Former Ontario inmates saw higher risk of overdose death as COVID 19 emerged: study

Former Ontario inmates saw their risk of dying from a toxic-drug overdose jump as much as 50 per cent at the start of the pandemic…

Manitoba Premier to meet with women’s families to talk about landfill search

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s recently elected premier is set to meet with the families of two slain First Nations women whose remains are believed to be…

Ontario lowering age for regular breast cancer screenings

The Ontario government is connecting significantly more people to breast cancer screening by lowering the eligibility age of self-referral for publicly funded mammograms through the…

Latest additions to the Halloween horror movie canon

Lovers of the fantastic and horrific often find there’s no better time of year than the month of October to embrace all things terrifying.  …

Canada using ‘dormant’ treaty to sidestep Indigenous rights in U.S.: court documents

WASHINGTON — The federal government and Enbridge Inc. are trying to exploit a “dormant” and outdated treaty with the United States to forestall the shutdown…

High school completion, income levels increasing for First Nations peoples: StatCan

OTTAWA — Status First Nations people in Canada have seen some improvement in several key aspects of daily life, Statistics Canada has found, citing gains…