5 simple lifestyle changes to help you through cold and flu season

(NC) Fall usually brings the excitement of a new routine, new school year, extracurricular activities and the cool weather we’re all likely craving after summer…

Easy ways you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19

(NC) By now, most of us know how important it is to do our part to limit the spread of COVID-19. We’re familiar with public…

Tips to keep your family safe and healthy this winter

(NC) After a long, challenging year, experts are predicting a hard-hitting winter. If you’re worried about how to keep your family safe and healthy during a good-old-fashioned Canadian winter – as well as another wave of a pandemic – check out…

Assisted death bill sends wrong message to Indigenous people, advocates say

OTTAWA — Assisted-dying legislation sends the wrong message to Indigenous communities, advocates said Tuesday as voices opposed to the bill continued to ring out on…

Feds need better data on COVID 19 in Indigenous communities: Miller

OTTAWA — A rapid rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on reserve _ especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan _…

B.C. Indigenous man files human rights complaints over detainment at Bank of Montreal

VANCOUVER — An Indigenous man from British Columbia has filed complaints with the BC Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Rights Commission after he…

Indigenous students from Quebec still can’t return to N.B. high school

An intergovernmental dispute has kept more than 100 high school students from a Quebec Indigenous community out of the classroom at their New Brunswick high…

Projects to focus on missing, murdered Indigenous peoples

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma and five other states will participate in pilot projects to better co-ordinate investigative efforts surrounding cases of missing or murdered Indigenous…

Native American votes helped secure Biden’s win in Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, AZ —Voting rights advocates had long argued that if Native Americans and other minority groups were mobilized, they could be decisive in a tight…

Feds send $120 million to help Indigenous communities in two provinces fight COVID 19

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is providing $120 million in immediate funding for Indigenous communities suffering COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan and Alberta.…

Women’s hockey prospect Taryn Jacobs continues to impress

Taryn Jacobs, who is Anishinaabe from Walpole Island First Nation, Bkejwanong Territory, is hoping to be a role model for young indigenous athletes who watch…

Seattle Thunderbirds Conner Roulette wins team Rookie of the Year

This past season was a year full of great accomplishments that Seattle Thunderbirds left winger Conner Roulette won’t soon forget. Taking the Western Hockey League…

Residential school survivors call on Ottawa and provinces for monuments

Ottawa and provincial and territorial governments must build monuments in capital cities across Canada to honour residential-school survivors and their families, says the director of…

Six Nations Chiefs looking to draw more fan interest

There has been recent speculation that the 2021 Major Series Lacrosse season could be the last for the Six Nations Pro-Fit Chiefs — but team…

Football coach Richard Pellissier-Lush wins national Indigenous Sports Award

Cornwall Timberwolves’ Atom (Under 12) football coach Richard Pellissier-Lush admitted to feeling shocked about winning the 2020 National Indigenous Coaching Award. Pellissier-Lush, who represents Lennox…