Anishnaabe Soccer player, Victoria Marchand, among panel coming in BIPOC Athlete Experience
With the Tokyo Olympics around the corner and a trending topic right now, Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour – SNIWOC, will…
Six Nations Elected Chief condemns newspaper for alleging he posted nude images to social media
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Chief Mark Hill sent out a scathing rebuke to Turtle Island News publisher Lynda Powless over the weekend, demanding an…
Municipal leaders move to cancel Canada Day
There will be no festivities in many cities across Canada this year on July 1, as the country grapples with the discovery of over 1,300…
Nearly 200 celebrated Six Nations Pride Ride over the weekend
Nearly 30-celsius heat didn’t slow down this year’s Six Nations Pride Ride last weekend. Almost 200 people showed up for the ride on June 27,…
New Brunswick government and First Nations chiefs to negotiate new tax agreements
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and six Mi'kmaq First Nations have agreed to attempt to settle out of court issues related to terminated tax…
UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and…
Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s southern Interior, chief says
CAWSTON, BC — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia's southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say…
B.C. provides $12 million to First Nations investigating former residential schools
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites. It says…
Lawyer for trucker guilty in woman’s hotel death in Edmonton wants shorter sentence
EDMONTON — The lawyer for an Ontario truck driver who killed a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is asking that his…
Ishk’de Records partners with Universal Music Canada to ‘amplify Indigenous voices’
TORONTO — A new record label owned and operated by two prominent Indigenous women is striving to “foster and amplify Indigenous voices'' under a partnership…
Indigenous representation will speak as part of USPORTS Panel
TORONTO — U SPORTS Conversations, a live speaker series celebrating equity, diversity and inclusion within university sports in Canada, is set to host its second…
OJALL Return to Play mentions modified season
The Ontario Jr A Lacrosse League has announced that it plans to return to the floor this summer, although exactly what that will look like…
TLL set to begin in August
The Tewaaraton Lacrosse League has announced that it plans to begin play with an eight-day tournament this August. The TLL, which has said it will…
Wayne Gretzky among co-owners of new Vegas NLL franchise
LAS VEGAS — Wayne Gretzky is joining another prominent Canadian athlete, two-time NBA MVP and Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash, as part owners of a…
World Lacrosse Recommended for full recognition by Olympic Committee
COLORADO SPRINGS – Yet another major step forward in its continued growth and development arrived , as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board approved…