Disgraced former priest sentenced again for sex crimes against children
APTN National News Former priest Eric Dejaeger was back in Nunavut court Thursday where he…
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Fire officials in Saskatchewan don’t know what caused blaze that killed two children
The Canadian Press LOON LAKE, Sask. _ Fire officials say they don’t know what caused…
Questions remain over deadly fire as family prepares for children’s funeral
Reaction to a deadly fire on a northern Saskatchewan reserve continues to pour in after two children were killed by the blaze.
Valcourt defends funding levels for FN child services now under scrutiny by human rights tribunal
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt defended Ottawa’s treatment of First Nation children Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal continued to hear closing arguments on a discrimination case against the federal government.
Child pilgrims walk 500 km for missing, murdered Indigenous women
The walk is called, “Children Fighting to Keep Our Girls Safe,” and it ended in Winnipeg Wednesday.
Roman Catholic priest Eric Dejaeger guilty of sex crimes against children
A decision has been reached in the 3 year long court case against Roman Catholic priest Eric DeJaeger.
3 UN rapporteurs investigated allegations Ottawa retaliated against FN children’s advocate
Three UN rapporteurs investigated allegations the Harper government retaliated against a First Nation children’s advocate for launching a human rights complaints against Ottawa.
Fading memory, fragmented records and the passage of time keep some residential school truths hidden forever
It was at about 3:30 p.m. on a Friday in January 1958 when the truck pulled up next to the Edmonton Indian Residential School with a coffin from the hospital.
Cutbacks may lead to deaths on-reserve: Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate
APTN National News Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate Bob Pringle is standing up against federal cutbacks to…