Tougher penalties for dangerous driving

TORONTO — Ontario has tough new standards for dangerous driving. The changes took effect on September 1 and include tougher penalties for careless driving and…

Saskatchewan looking to shut down teepee camp demonstrations

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is asking a judge to order an Indigenous protest camp to leave the legislature grounds. Government lawyer Michael Morris told…

Police investigating lottery scam

YORK — OPP is investigating and are warning the public after a fraud victim was scammed for approximately $140,000 in an apparent lottery scam. AN…

Ontario Cannabis Store announces supply agreements with 26 licensed producers

TORONTO — The Ontario Cannabis Store says it has partnered with 26 licensed producers for its online retail platform. The store, which will be Ontario’s…

Trudeau running again

MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau will run again in the 2019 federal election. The Liberal leader formally announced his nomination at a party event Sunday in…

Vanadals spray paint Montreal statue of Sir John A. Macdonald

MONTREAL — A downtown Montreal statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was spray-painted red early Friday, with an anti-colonial group claiming responsibility for the vandalism.…

Pipeline activist denies rape accusations in court filing

By Mary Hudetz, AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM —  An activist who has been described as having assisted Native American elders, veterans and others during 2016 pipeline…

Ontario Tories announce changes to welfare programs, plan to scrap basic income pilot

TORONTO — Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government ushered in the first of what it promised would be major reforms to social assistance on Tuesday, reducing…

Manitoba RCMP cite ‘hateful and threatening’ language against Indigenous people

FLIN FLON, MB — Two women have been charged with inciting hatred after someone proposed having a “shoot a Indian day” on social media in…

White supremacist Paul Fromm running for Hamilton mayor

SIX NATIONS — If anyone wonders what impact US President Trump is making in the western world, the proof just became obvious with the CBC…

BC allows cannabis productions through indigenous and local governments

VANCOUVER — Local and Indigenous governments in British Columbia will be permitted to prevent marijuana production in their communities on land that is part of the Agricultural…

Attack on First Nations man called hate crime

THUNDER BAY— Officials are calling an assault on a First Nations man earlier this week in Thunder Bay, Ont., a hate crime. Thunder Bay police say the…

Derogatory Indian statue removed after 50 years

ASHEVILLE, NC — A North Carolina car dealership has taken down a 23-foot fiberglass statue of a Native American that has drawn complaints over its 50-year history.…

Name change for Calgary Stampede “Indian Village”

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede is changing the name of its annual “Indian Village.” On Sunday, officials announced the village of more than two dozen…

Director’s play condemned for excluding indigenous actors

MONTREAL— Quebec director Robert Lepage is once again being criticized for a lack of representation in one of his stage shows. About 30 people signed…