Quebec coroner investigates deaths of two Inuuk women struck on Montreal highways
MONTREAL _ The Quebec coroner is investigating the deaths of two Inuuk women in their 20s who were hit by cars within a 24-hour period…
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Calm in the chaos: Canadian Medical Association’s first Indigenous leader takes helm
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. _ In a brightly lit surgical room around sunrise, Dr. Alika Lafontaine recounts why he chose to become an anesthesiologist as he…
Toronto mayor apologizes to Metis Nation of Ontario for 1885 Northwest Resistance
Toronto Mayor John Tory has apologized for the city’s role in arming and celebrating a Canadian militia that suppressed a Metis rebellion in 1885. Tory…
Michelle O’Bonsawin nominated to Supreme Court, making her first Indigenous justice (SCOC-Nomination)
OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario judge Michelle O’Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday, making her the first Indigenous person…
Meet the Candidates: Six Nations By-Election
Alaina Vanevery Alaina had run for seat on council in the 58th general election in 2019, bringing in 589 votes and coming in 10th place,…
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe donates $100k to Haudenosaunee Nationals
AKWESASNE — The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) has donated $100,000 to the Haudenosaunee Nationals to show support for their pursuit of competing internationally, and…
Woodland Cultural Centre embarks on fundraising campaign for museum renovation
After securing funds to renovate the former Mohawk Institute residential school, the Woodland Cultural Centre now wants to embark on a campaign to raise funds…
Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he’s planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to…
Six Nations delegation heads to Ottawa for meetings with municipal leaders
OTTAWA — Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill led a delegation from Six Nations to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario this week. It was…
Rename Colonial Building, say Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous groups
JOHN’S, N.L. — Two Indigenous groups in Newfoundland and Labrador are pushing back against the provincial government’s recent decision to maintain the name of the…
Edmonton gondola needed better Indigenous consultation, councillor says
EDMONTON — The sole city councillor to vote in support of a gondola across Edmonton’s river valley says the outcome may have been different if…
Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser slide zone
VANCOUVER — Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon are making their way over a massive rock slide on British Columbia’s Fraser River this summer…
Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the…
Lake Erie Connector electricity project flatlined
The Six Nations Economic Development Corporation says it’s changing its business development approach after being blindsided by the cancellation of the massive Lake Erie Connector…
Brantford woman arrested for possession
A Brantford woman was arrested after a stop of a suspected impaired driver on Fourth Line Road when police discovered that the woman was actually…