Ottawa’s plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women due by June
By Teresa Wright, the Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Liberal government will release its national action plan to respond to the National Inquiry into Missing…
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Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous Crown history
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising…
Manitoba NDP seek honorary premier title for Louis Riel
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition wants to give the title of honorary first premier to Metis leader Louis Riel. NDP Leader Wab Kinew has put forward…
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with social media app Siku
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press HALIFAX — A social media app geared towards the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie…
Unfinished hides, residential schools in major Ottawa Indigenous art exhibition
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — When you walk through the doors of the National Gallery of Canada and spy children playing on…
Ontario Gas Card to be replaced by status cards to purchase tax-exempt gas on reserves
SIX NATIONS — The old white and blue gas card that for years has been required as proof of eligibility for purchasing tax-exempt gas on…
Gas cards to be eliminated for 2020
The removal of gas cards will come January 2020 and status-holders will be required to show new status cards instead. Regulation 533 has been amended…
Future events at O.M.S.K
SIX NATIONS — December is a busy holiday month, but to fill the schedule with festive fun for students, Oliver M. Smith Elementary School will…
Goal achieved for Giving Tuesday at the WCC
BRANTFORD — The Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) set a goal to save 1000 Bricks on GivingTuesday this week. And they met it. Marketing and Sales…
B.C. commits $50 million to improve Internet in rural and Indigenous communities
By The Canadian Press 100 MILE HOUSE — The British Columbia government will contribute $50 million to an ongoing internet connectivity program to bring high-speed…
Ex boyfriend accused of killing young Indigenous woman from Cape Breton
By The Canadian Press WE'KOQMA'Q, N.S. _ More than a year after a 22-year-old Cape Breton woman was found dead in her home on the…
First Nations chiefs gather in Ottawa for special assembly
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Hundreds of First Nations chiefs from across Canada are gathering in Ottawa today for a special assembly. The national…
School division says janitor complaint about speaking Cree unfounded
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press LA RONGE, SASKATCHEWAN — An allegation from a school janitor who claimed she was told not to speak…
Grassy Narrows chief calls for end to delays on mercury treatment centre
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is accusing the Liberals of stalling on a treatment centre for residents…
‘Poison:’ Manitoba First Nation seeking class action over boil water advisories
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — A chief of a Manitoba First Nation is proposing a class-action lawsuit against the federal government…