As megaproject nears completion, methylmercury concerns at Muskrat Falls linger
JOHN’S — The $12.7-billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador is finally nearing completion, billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. But as…
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Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago, StatCan says
OTTAWA — The rate and severity of crime both ticked up in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, according to Statistics Canada. The…
Wisconsin tribe sues Enbridge to force pipeline removal
MADISON — A Native American tribe in Wisconsin is suing Enbridge Inc. in hopes of forcing the Canadian company to remove a key pipeline that…
Elevated opioid risks found at Native American hospitals
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. _ U.S. government hospitals put Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for…
Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC — Chiefs who gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader's wrongful trial and execution 154 years ago say they…
Developer to return disputed land to Kanesatake Mohawks as ecological gift
MONTREAL _ A Quebec land developer has signed an agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake to return a parcel of pine forest that was…
Ontario prepares for ‘very difficult’ flu season, health minister says
TORONTO _ This year's flu season will likely be a bad one, Ontario's health minister said Monday, and the province is stocking up on extra…
Three Ontario wildfire evacuees facing assault charges in Saskatchewan
Regina police say three men and one woman who were brought to Saskatchewan as wildfire evacuees from northern Ontario are facing assault charges. Police say…
‘Thunder Bay’ podcast about deaths of Indigenous youth to be adapted for TV
TORONTO _ A true-crime podcast probing the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay, Ont., is set to be adapted for the small…
Top 5 podcasts led by indigenous women
Indigenous creativity spreads further than beads and ribbons. Amid a renaissance of Indigenous people in creative and political positions across Turtle Island, many of them…
Mi’kmaw, African Nova Scotian advocates welcome funding for abuse survivors
HALIFAX _ The Nova Scotia and federal governments are investing $2-million in a project to support Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women who are survivors…
Renewed fears of megaproject’s potential health impact on Indigenous communities
JOHN'S, NL — Newfoundland and Labrador's premier will take the stand at the Muskrat Falls inquiry this week, amid renewed fears about the potential health…
Cannabis use jumped 40 per cent in Canada between 2013 and 2017, UN report says
The United Nations' latest world drug report shows more Canadians started using cannabis each year in the lead-up to the drug's legalization for recreational use.…
Keystone XL pipeline opponents pursue new legal challenge
BILLINGS, MT — Environmentalists asked a federal judge on Monday to cancel approvals issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Keystone XL…
B.C. adds $1.46 million to offset costs for athletes at 2020 Indigenous Games
VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan shot some hoops in the basketball court at the Songhees Wellness Centre shortly after talking about the power of sports…