Funeral held for Indigenous man killed last week by RCMP in New Brunswick
METEPENAGIAG, N.B. — A funeral was held Friday in eastern New Brunswick for Rodney Levi, the 48-year-old Indigenous man from the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation who…
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Blair says feds want to make First Nations policing an ‘essential service’
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says First Nations policing needs to be made an essential service — something Indigenous leaders have been pressing…
Indigenous women’s group wants RCMP action to end ‘needless deaths’
OTTAWA — A national group representing Indigenous women is urging the RCMP to quickly take steps — including equipping Mounties with body cameras — to…
Return of Indigenous remains, artifacts vital part of reconciliation: adviser
VICTORIA — Dan Smith of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation says the repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural objects has been a long time…
Black MPs, senators call for government action against systemic racism
OTTAWA — A group of Black parliamentarians and their allies are calling on all levels of government to take action to reduce systemic racism in…
Chief calls for review of racism in RCMP
THUNDER BAY — Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is calling for an investigation into systemic racism – and the use of force…
Indigenous man fatally shot by RCMP was troubled but not violent, says chief
MIRAMICHI — The chief of a New Brunswick First Nation says an Indigenous man shot and killed by the RCMP was troubled, but not a…
Pressure mounts on New Brunswick to get Indigenous people involved in inquiries
FREDERICTON — There will be some tough questions for New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs when he meets with First Nations leaders on Wednesday after two…
N.B. chiefs seek justice system review after police shooting of Indigenous woman
FREDERICTON — The chiefs of a coalition of Maliseet First Nations are calling for an independent probe of the New Brunswick justice system after a…
N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park
NEW YORK — A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help create a…
Trudeau promises to push police body cameras with premiers to aid ‘transparency’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's planning to push provincial premiers to equip police with body-worn cameras as a rapid, substantive solution to…
Minister says reckoning on police violence against Indigenous people needed
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canada needs a reckoning over a repeated and disgusting pattern of police violence against Indigenous people. Miller…
Ontarians spent $20M on Cannabis 2.0 items in first three months of sales: OCS
TORONTO — Ontarians shelled out almost $20 million in the first three months that edibles and other products in Canada's second wave of legalization were…
Ministers concerned by brutality claims during Indigenous chief’s arrest
OTTAWA — Canada’s public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality…
Family of Chantel Moore greeted by dignitaries on arrival in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — A dozen family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was shot dead by police in Edmundston, N.B., last week, arrived in New…