Impaired driving charges

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police say one person has been charged after a crash on Second Line. Officers responded to a report of a flipped…

Task force looking to improve community engagement on wide-reaching issues

A community working group has been created to improve community engagement standards and Councillor Sherri-lyn Hill-Pierce has been appointed to work with the group. The…

Grassroots group supports Mohawk language learners mental health

Feelings of guilt and shame for not being fluent in your language take a toll on the mental health and well-being of language learners across…

Hamilton explores declaring state of emergency over opioid overdoses and deaths

The City of Hamilton is exploring whether to declare a state of emergency as it grapples with an opioid crisis, with the municipality’s top doctor…

‘Hurt is still alive:’ Ontario community shocked after ‘plausible burials’ uncovered

The discovery of 171 “plausible burials” at a former residential school in northern Ontario has retraumatized the First Nation that announced the finding, its chief…

More universities reviewing honorary degrees given to Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond

VANCOUVER — Six out of 10 universities say they’re reviewing honorary degrees conferred on retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group…

Survivors of residential school in Saskatchewan file proposed class action lawsuit

WHITECAP — Survivors of a residential school that housed Metis children in Saskatchewan have filed a proposed a class-action lawsuit against the federal and provincial…

First Native American woman in space steps out on spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL — The first Native American woman in space ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for more solar…

B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer

WHISTLER — A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members. The Stl’atl’imx Tribal…

Ottawa’s Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to get an Indigenous name

OTTAWA  — An Ottawa thoroughfare currently named after Canada’s first prime minister is expected to receive a new Indigenous name later this year, the National…

Feds say ‘no willing partners’ to bring fire codes onto First Nations

OTTAWA — The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly…

Indigenous Tourism Ontario partners with Toronto Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment

ANDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION — On January 17, Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) provided an all-inclusive trip with 50 First Nations youth and their parents…

WBLGN is seeking ambassadors for Women’s Box Lacrosse

ONTARIO — The Women’s Box Lacrosse Global Network (WBLGN) is a newly named organization “designed to harness the power and passion of the global sisterhood…

B.C. signs ‘historic’ deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights

PRINCE GEORGE — A B.C. First Nation and provincial government have signed what’s being called a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water and resource…

New addiction treatment clinic in Winnipeg will be Indigenous led, province says

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up close to $900,000 to set up the province’s first Indigenous-led Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinic. There…