B.C. Indigenous man files human rights complaints over detainment at Bank of Montreal
VANCOUVER — An Indigenous man from British Columbia has filed complaints with the BC Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission after he…
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Indigenous students from Quebec still can’t return to N.B. high school
An intergovernmental dispute has kept more than 100 high school students from a Quebec Indigenous community out of the classroom at their New Brunswick high…
Projects to focus on missing, murdered Indigenous peoples
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma and five other states will participate in pilot projects to better co-ordinate investigative efforts surrounding cases of missing or murdered Indigenous…
Native American votes helped secure Biden’s win in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, AZ —Voting rights advocates had long argued that if Native Americans and other minority groups were mobilized, they could be decisive in a tight…
Residential school survivors call on Ottawa and provinces for monuments
Ottawa and provincial and territorial governments must build monuments in capital cities across Canada to honour residential-school survivors and their families, says the director of…
Indigenous man Trent LaForme missing from Hamilton
The family of Trent LaForme are asking for help from the public, saying the 29 year old Indigenous man from Hamilton has not been seen…
New data sheds light on total picture of Six Nations COVID-19 infections
OHSWEKEN — New statistical data, released by Six Nations of the Grand River Wednesday morning, gives an important insight into who in the community is…
Police warn of drug overdoses
OHSWEKEN — Residents are being cautioned after a series of suspected drug overdoses. Six Nations Police issued a warning to the public Wednesday, saying that…
Man charged with trafficking
BRANTFORD — One person is facing drug trafficking charges after police responded to a 911 call about a man in medical distress in Brantford. Police…
Six Nations to get new Wi-Fi Towers to boost local internet signal
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council says three new internet towers will be built on the territory. A partnership with A6N,…
‘Stop being so nice’: Alberta councillor apologizes for Indigenous homeless comments
SLAVE LAKE — A northern Alberta councillor says she is deeply sorry for recommending her town stop feeding and “being so nice'' to its Indigenous…
Accused guilty in woman’s death even if victim was ill before hitch assault: Crown
A clear link between the injury an Indigenous woman suffered when struck by a trailer hitch and her eventual death months later establishes the guilt…
Plan funds First Nations safety vessels, environment response depot in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are benefiting from a partnership through the federal Oceans Protection Plan to improve marine safety and protect the coastal…
Eastern Ontario reeve seeks to change road name derogatory to Indigenous women
OTTAWA — The council of Beckwith Township near Ottawa is proposing to change the name of a private road that includes a derogatory term for…
Lawyer for Indigenous man who died in N.L. jail renews calls for public inquiry
JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador's director of public prosecutions says a decision is expected “fairly soon'' on whether anyone will face charges for the death…