Habitat for Humanity and Kettle and Stony Point First Nation partner to build new homes

KETTLE/STONY POINTv— Four new homes will be built in the community of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point (KSP) First Nation in a new partnership…

Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall

OTTAWA — Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at…

Métis Nation Second World War Hero Honoured in Ontario

TORONTO — On July 18, 2020, WWII Métis Veteran Alcide Joseph Alzear Duval will receive thanks from the Métis Nation, a $20,000 Recognition Payment, and…

Ontario scrapping birth alerts across the province starting in October

TORONTO — A system that disproportionately targets racialized and Indigenous families by alerting authorities about the pending birth of children believed to be at risk…

One third of Indigenous workers in Canada in jobs facing automation, says report

TORONTO — One-third of Canada’s Indigenous workers are in jobs facing a high risk of automation, a new report has found. Researchers at the Canadian…

Overdose deaths increase by 93 per cent among B.C.’s First Nations

VANCOUVER — The First Nations Health Authority says 89 members of its community fatally overdosed from illicit drugs across British Columbia between January and May,…

First Nations coalition rejects recommendation to lift Sen. Beyak’s suspension

OTTAWA — A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak’s suspension from the Senate.…

Provinces pose challenge to Indigenous child welfare reform: Bellegarde

OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says provincial governments that want to cling to their authority over child welfare…

White throated sparrows change their tune from a three note to a two note

VANCOUVER — White-throated sparrows are changing their tune — an unprecedented development scientists say has caused them to sit up and take note. Ken Otter,…

Ontario to end streaming in Grade 9, early years suspensions

TORONTO — Ontario will soon join the rest of Canada by doing away with an educational practice that perpetuates racism throughout the system, the provincial…

Ontario reports 112 new cases of COVID 19, two new deaths

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 112 new cases of COVID-19, and two new deaths due to the novel coronavirus. The total number of cases now…

Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval

OTTAWA — Several B.C. First Nations vowed Thursday to keep their fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion going, despite losing what appears to be…

Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project’s history

OTTAWA — The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cleared another legal hurdle Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to First Nations…

Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The…

Legal battle concludes for journalist charged after covering Labrador protest

JOHN’S, N.L. — A criminal mischief charge has been dismissed against a journalist who was covering an Indigenous-led occupation at the Muskrat Falls worksite in…