Rio Tinto CEO to leave over destruction of Indigenous sites

CANBERRA, Australia — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites…

Lawyer starts job as first Indigenous president of Canadian Bar Association

WINNIPEG — Brad Regehr is a bit surprised to see the attention he’s getting over his new job. The Manitoba lawyer and member of the…

Indigenous genocide finding hangs over Canada’s Myanmar court intervention

OTTAWA — Cries of the pot calling the kettle black are emerging after Canada joined an international genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, because the national inquiry…

Ontario First Nations mark 25 years since Ipperwash crisis, death of protester

THUNDER BAY — Ontario’s First Nation chiefs are calling on the provincial government to reflect on its relationship with Indigenous people on 25th anniversary of…

B.C. planning up to 15 First Nations justice centres across the province

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is working with the B.C. First Nations Justice Council to determine the locations for new Indigenous justice centres across…

George Washington professor’s racial hoax claim stokes anger

WASHINGTON _ George Washington University is investigating the case of a history professor who allegedly admitted to fraudulently pretending to be a Black woman for…

‘It is urgent:’ Commissioner calls for Indigenous bodies to oversee police

Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and…

Indigenous women’s group says police too quick to label missing girls as runaways

The president of an Indigenous women’s group says Amber Alert policies across Canada should be reviewed in light of a recent case involving a missing…

Protesters in Montreal topple John A. Macdonald statue, demand police defunding

MONTREAL — Protesters in Montreal toppled and defaced a statue of John A. Macdonald on Saturday as rallies were held in several cities to demand…

Surgery backlog due to COVID 19 could take 84 weeks to clear: study

TORONTO — A new study suggests it could take more than a year and a half to clear the backlog of surgeries in Ontario hospitals…

Chiefs to prohibit Native American imagery at Arrowhead

KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs will prohibit the wearing of Native American headdresses, face paint and clothing at Arrowhead Stadium. They also are…

Protesters remove roadblocks in Caledonia, Ont., but remain at development

CALEDONIA —  Indigenous demonstrators have removed roadblocks from a provincial highway in southern Ontario, but protesters remain at the site of a housing development at…

Ottawa giving $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during COVID 19 (COVID-Indigenous)

OTTAWA _ The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the…

Man appeared in N.S. court on child abduction charge after Indigenous teen found safe

SYDNEY, N.S. —  A 47-year-man has appeared in court on one count of abducting a child in connection with the disappearance of a 14-year-old Cape…

Manitoba RCMP searching for girl missing from remote community since mid July

GARDEN HILL FIRST NATION — Police are asking for more help to find a missing 16-year-old girl from a remote Manitoba Indigenous community. Island Lake…