Municipal leaders move to cancel Canada Day
There will be no festivities in many cities across Canada this year on July 1, as the country grapples with the discovery of over 1,300…
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Nearly 200 celebrated Six Nations Pride Ride over the weekend
Nearly 30-celsius heat didn’t slow down this year’s Six Nations Pride Ride last weekend. Almost 200 people showed up for the ride on June 27,…
New Brunswick government and First Nations chiefs to negotiate new tax agreements
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and six Mi'kmaq First Nations have agreed to attempt to settle out of court issues related to terminated tax…
UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and…
Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s southern Interior, chief says
CAWSTON, BC — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia's southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say…
B.C. provides $12 million to First Nations investigating former residential schools
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites. It says…
Lawyer for trucker guilty in woman’s hotel death in Edmonton wants shorter sentence
EDMONTON — The lawyer for an Ontario truck driver who killed a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is asking that his…
Ishk’de Records partners with Universal Music Canada to ‘amplify Indigenous voices’
TORONTO — A new record label owned and operated by two prominent Indigenous women is striving to “foster and amplify Indigenous voices'' under a partnership…
Chiefs of Ontario elect new regional chief Glen Hare
TORONTO — Glen Hare, former Anishinabek Nation Grand Chief from M'Chigeeng First Nation, has been elected as the new Ontario Regional Chief in an online…
Students learn Indigenous language using virtual reality
Georgian College is among a few schools in the world to offer Indigenous language education in an immersive virtual reality (VR) environment. This new technology…
Mississaugas of the Credit work with online voting
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT — Chief Stacey Laforme of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations says his community will rely on digital voting in a…
Illegal dispensaries protest Six Nations Police, Elected Council
Tempers flared and at least one person was injured during a demonstration outside the Six Nations Police station on Thursday. A group of about 60…
Ride for Pride back to celebrate LGBTQ+ visibility on Six Nations
Six Nations’ Ride for Pride is back for its second year and event organizers are excited to celebrate Pride while creating a safe space for…
Six Nations sees first COVID case in a month
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations is reporting it’s first COVID case in over a month with another 20 people in self-isolation. The dip in cases on…
Illegal dispensaries protest Six Nations Police, Elected Council
Tempers flared and at least one person was injured during a demonstration outside the Six Nations Police station on Thursday. A group of about 60…