Feds ‘only part of the puzzle’ in MMIW national action plan: Marc Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the national action plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is coming soon — but…
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‘Worst thing that could happen:’ Manitoba man sentenced for killing Indigenous woman
GODS LAKE NARROWS, MB —A man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for nearly 16 years for the killing…
Feds indict Indian men whose cases led to sovereignty ruling
MUSKOGEE, OK — A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation convicted of murder in state court and another convicted of sexually assaulting a child in…
Marijuana and pregnancy: There’s no evidence that exposure is safe
By Catherine Lebel, Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Calgary; Carly McMorris, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Calgary, and Kathleen Chaput, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics…
Hospitals warn of second lockdown as Ontario COVID 19 numbers continue to jump
TORONTO — Increasing COVID-19 case rates could plunge Ontario into another lockdown, the head of the province's hospital association warned as the government reported a…
Halloween doesn’t have to be cancelled even if trick or treating is, experts say
TORONTO — Fears that an invisible virus may be lurking among trick-or-treaters will keep Melanie Vicente's two children home this Halloween, but the Toronto mom…
Iqaluit city council green lights Nunavut’s first retail pot shop
Iqaluit city council is giving the go-ahead for Nunavut's first retail pot shop. Councilors in the territorial capital voted this week to recommend a cannabis…
Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week
REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge who ruled a Metis man could stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against…
Peru’s Indigenous turn to ancestral remedies to fight virus
PUCALLPA, Peru — As COVID-19 spread quickly through Peru's Amazon, the Indigenous Shipibo community decided to turn to the wisdom of their ancestors. Hospitals were…
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…