Lawsuit against Nunavut RCMP claims force losing touch with Inuit
IQALUIT, Nunavut — An Inuit family whose son was shot by RCMP is suing the force over its alleged failure to staff Arctic detachments with…
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Alberta’s UCP would create Indigenous crown corporation, help investments
EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says an Alberta government led by him would set up a Crown corporation to help Indigenous communities invest…
Tougher laws needed to police cultural appropriation in fashion, study says
WATERLOO — A global think tank is calling for tougher intellectual property laws that would protect Indigenous arts and traditions from cultural appropriation in the…
Alberta’s Notley says federal OK for Trans Mountain line coming by end of May
EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she expects Ottawa to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to the west coast by the end…
Landmark N.L. ruling defends press freedom and coverage of Indigenous issues
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador's top court has defended the importance of press freedom in a landmark decision in the high-profile case of a…
Morneau unveils principles for Indigenous ownership in Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the government remains committed to putting the Trans Mountain pipeline and its proposed expansion back in private hands…
Conversations beginning with Indigenous men and boys on cycle of abuse: Bennett
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the long-term effects of abuse suffered by people who attended Indian Day Schools is increasingly coming out…
National Arts Centre spotlights Indigenous and female artists in upcoming season
OTTAWA —The National Arts Centre says its upcoming lineup will give centre stage to female and Indigenous artists. The performing arts institution says programming will…
Inuit hope fresh deals with mining companies boost employment at new projects
Inuit leaders are hoping a new cycle of mine expansion in Nunavut brings with it a motherlode of jobs and economic spinoffs. “Inuit are very…
Ottawa lauds ‘amazing’ Mi’kmaq graduation rate, signs new $600 million agreement
HALIFAX _ Twenty years ago, only 30 per cent of Nova Scotia's Mi'kmaq students were graduating from high school. Today, that number stands at 90…
Indigenous baby dies in care of Manitoba foster family: mother
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba mother says the death of her four-month old while in the custody of foster parents shows a system set up to…
Liberals add $4.5B for Indigenous services as reconciliation effort continues
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic gap between Indigenous…
Native Americans say movement to end ‘redface’ is slow
FLAGSTAFF, AZ — John Little can hardly go a week without a reminder that he and other Native Americans often are viewed as relics of…
Saskatchewan First Nation files claim in court over cannabis dispensary
REGINA — A First Nation operating a cannabis dispensary without a provincial permit has laid the groundwork for taking the federal and Saskatchewan governments to…
Liberals table ‘historic’ Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has tabled its promised child welfare legislation aimed at stopping the over-representation of Indigenous children in foster care. The bill…