Former N.L. prisoner wants guards held accountable in death of Indigenous inmate
JOHN’S — A former inmate of a Newfoundland and Labrador jail says it's outrageous that 10 guards accused in the death of an Indigenous man…
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‘Grave risk:’ Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID 19 vaccine
Advocates say inmates should have speedy access to the COVID-19 vaccine, given how susceptible prisons and jails have been to outbreaks and how prevalent chronic…
Feds should detail vaccination plan for Indigenous communities: NDP
OTTAWA —The federal government should come up with a plan to roll COVID-19 vaccines out in Indigenous communities immediately, NDP health critic Don Davies says.…
‘This was not a snowball’: Man who threw metal hitch at woman guilty of manslaughter
A man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been found guilty of manslaughter in her death, with…
Reconciliation delayed and anti Indigenous racism rising: TRC commissioners
OTTAWA — Five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report, commissioners Murray Sinclair, Wilton Littlechild and Marie Wilson are coming together…
COVID 19, system barriers challenging Indigenous women who own businesses: study
TORONTO — Canadian businesses owned by Indigenous women have been steadily growing, but that progress is being threatened by COVID-19 and other systemic barriers, say…
Quebec tables bill to give families of missing Indigenous children access to records
QUEBEC — The Quebec government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow relatives of Indigenous children who disappeared or died after being admitted to health-care…
N.S. RCMP arrest four men after alleged shots fired at Indigenous fisher
PICTOU LANDING, NS — The RCMP say they have arrested four men in connection with shots allegedly fired Sunday on the waters off the Pictou…
Yukon first jurisdiction to release strategy on missing and murdered Indigenous women
Yukon says it's the first jurisdiction in Canada to release a strategy in response to the federal government's report on missing and murdered Indigenous women…
Indigenous activist pleased to hear Cleveland’s baseball team planning name change
Indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal applauded the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday for planning to change their team name and predicted it could have a “ripple effect''…
RCMP commits to changes in how it collects, uses information about protesters
OTTAWA — The RCMP has agreed to revamp its policies on the collection and use of information about protesters after a watchdog expressed fresh concerns,…
Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre
OTTAWA — New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for…
Pandemic highlights need for internet equality, First Nations chief says
TORONTO — A First Nations chief from British Columbia's Interior region says the COVID-19 pandemic has made it easier to explain how important high-speed communications…
Saga over senator who posted anti Indigenous letters continues in Senate
OTTAWA — Lynn Beyak, the senator who posted derogatory letters about Indigenous people on her website, once again faces the prospect of expulsion from the…
Who should get Canada’s first COVID vaccines — the most vulnerable or superspreaders?
Initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are set to roll into the country in the next few weeks, and Canadians will be wondering where they…