CFL-Edmonton Football Team return as the ‘Elks’
EDMONTON – The Canadian Football League's Edmonton franchise will now be known as the Elks, the club announced on Tuesday, after discarding their longtime name…
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ISCA Indigenous Peoples Day Virtual 5km
As the Covid-19 pandemic has put most activities on halt, the Indigenous Sports Council of Alberta has offered one way to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day.…
Six Nations Enacts Cannabis Control Law
Two years after the creation of the Six Nations Cannabis Commission, with the aim of regulating the cannabis industry on the territory, a cannabis law…
Man who killed Indigenous woman with trailer hitch in T’Bay, Ont., gets 8 years
TORONTO — A man who pitched a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman from a moving car in Thunder Bay, Ont., was given eight years…
No charges against N.B. police officer in shooting of Indigenous woman Chantel Moore
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Public Prosecutions Services announced Monday that no criminal charges will be filed against the police officer who fatally shot Chantel Moore…
Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools
Indigenous leaders are expressing disappointment and frustration over comments by Pope Francis they say fell short of an apology for the Catholic Church's role in…
How to be an effective ally to Indigenous people in the face of national trauma
When the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Bud Whiteye: a firsthand account of life at the Mohawk Institute
*Warning: graphic descriptions of abuse Bud Whiteye was literally kidnapped off the road when he was eight years old and forced to attend a residential…
Ontario First Nations can’t touch millions in sovereign wealth fund
Ontario First Nations have over $400 million worth of investments in Hydro One shares but they can’t withdraw a cent for at least another 10…
Feds couldn’t keep up with Indigenous communities’ demand for nurses, paramedics: AG
OTTAWA — The federal government was unable to meet more than half of the demands for nurses and paramedics from Indigenous communities and organizations during…
MPs pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
OTTAWA — Federal lawmakers have passed legislation to create a national day for truth and reconciliation. MPs unanimously agreed to wrap debate on Bill C-5…
Banff World Media Festival launching Indigenous screen summit
TORONTO — The Banff World Media Festival is adding an International Indigenous Screen Industry Summit meant to highlight and empower Indigenous media professionals. Organizers say…
Quebec open to searching residential school sites for possible graves
Quebec's Indigenous Affairs Minister said Monday that the province is open to searching the grounds of former residential schools for graves, if survivors and their…
Ryerson University to rename journalism school publications ahead of new school year
TORONTO — Ryerson University's school of journalism says it will rename two of its publications ahead of the new school year, dropping any reference to…
2 named as suspects in girl’s death on Crow Reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two women who were sentenced in tribal court and jailed on misdemeanor charges in the case of a Native American girl…