‘Put down your sword’: Federal Court dismisses feds’ Indigenous child welfare appeals
OTTAWA — A prominent child-welfare advocate wants Canadians to ask their MPs to urge Ottawa to cease its court battles around services and compensation for…
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Systemic racism that led to death of Joyce Echaquan ‘well documented’: Quebec coroner
TROIS-RIVIERES — The existence of systemic racism in the way Joyce Echaquan was treated in a Quebec hospital is undeniable, coroner Gehane Kamel said Tuesday,…
Echaquan family announces lawsuit against Quebec hospital in wake of coroner’s report
TROIS-RIVIERES — Joyce Echaquan's family said Tuesday it would launch legal action against the hospital where she died, hours after a Quebec coroner said a…
Rodney Levi’s death was result of ‘suicide by cop,’ N.B. coroner’s inquest told
MIRAMICHI — The fatal police shooting of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick last year was a case of “suicide by cop,'' a researcher who…
Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan puts names to 300 of 751 unmarked graves
COWESSESS FIRST NATION — A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has identified about 300 unmarked graves at a former Indian Residential School site. Earlier this…
Trudeau apologizes to chief of Tk’emlups te Secwepemc after Tofino trip: PMO
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered a private apology to the chief of a British Columbia First Nation after passing up opportunities to…
TELUS launches Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk
TELUS launched Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk, a program that provides free smartphones and data plans to Indigenous women who are at…
Delivering on TRC recommendation 57: training public servants
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
Delivering on TRC recommendation 66: youth programs
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
Travel permit for reserves not a new idea
OTTAWA — Imagine having to get a permit from the government to leave the reserve for any reason. There was a time, not that long…
Six Nations’ Aleria McKay seeks Miss World Crown
Aleria McKay, Onondaga nation, Eel clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River, is in Toronto this week competing in this year’s Miss World Canada…
Anglican minister says Catholic Church apology disappointing
In a surprising move, leaders from the Canadian Catholic Church issued a formal apology last week for its role in the abuses that took place…
Police warn of online blackmail
OHSWEKEN — The Six Nations Police say they are investigating an increase of reports of residents being blackmailed for large sums of money in exchange…
Elected Council moves to add Burtch to reserve
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council has begun the process of adding the former Burtch Correctional Facility to the reserve. Council agreed to…
Candlelight vigil for Six Nations
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council says they will be hosting a Candlelight Vigil to honour residential school Survivors and the…