Buffy Sainte-Marie, a musician known for decades of Indigenous activism, says she’s always been honest that she doesn’t know the identity of her birth parents,…
CBC says legendary musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict her claim that she is Indigenous. Sainte-Marie,…
A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted…
Former Ontario inmates saw their risk of dying from a toxic-drug overdose jump as much as 50 per cent at the start of the pandemic…
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s recently elected premier is set to meet with the families of two slain First Nations women whose remains are believed to be…
The Ontario government is connecting significantly more people to breast cancer screening by lowering the eligibility age of self-referral for publicly funded mammograms through the…
Lovers of the fantastic and horrific often find there’s no better time of year than the month of October to embrace all things terrifying. …
WASHINGTON — The federal government and Enbridge Inc. are trying to exploit a “dormant” and outdated treaty with the United States to forestall the shutdown…
OTTAWA — Status First Nations people in Canada have seen some improvement in several key aspects of daily life, Statistics Canada has found, citing gains…
TORONTO — Ontario is reversing its expansion of urban boundaries for several communities after finding that processes used by the previous housing minister’s office did…
Canada is committed to providing young Canadians with the knowledge and skills they need to better understand and cope with the triple threat of climate…
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has failed to implement most of the recommendations in a landmark report that found Indigenous people suffered systemic discrimination when…
By Adele Perry, Director, Centre for Human Rights Research and Distinguished Professor, History and Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Manitoba Manitoba voters have elected…
OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada report has found that homicides of Indigenous women and girls are less likely to result in the most serious…
The families of two slain First Nations women whose remains are believed to be in a Winnipeg-area landfill say they have renewed hope after Manitoba’s…