Can 5 weeks of talks settle a 14-year battle over child welfare? Here’s what has to happen
Negotiations underway for more than a year when December deadline announced, according to court documents
Class Action
Judge signs off on residential school day scholars settlement
The claims process should open by early December.
First Nations women sue Ottawa alleging systemic racism against Indigenous public servants
Former and current public servants seeking $25 million in punitive damages
New class action alleges birth alerts are ‘a product of the state’s colonialist and paternalistic attitude’
Filed in B.C.’s Supreme Court, the proposed action marks the first step in a ‘national litigation effort’ representing parents subjected to birth alerts across Canada
Feds, First Nations reach proposed $8B settlement in clean water class action
$1.5 billion will go to 142,000 people from 258 First Nations who’ve had to drink unclean water
Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified
A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous people in Northern Canada can proceed as a…
‘It’s a nightmare’: Zach Trout watched two of his children die, now he’s fighting Canada for justice
Trout alleges two of his kids fell between the cracks of jurisdiction. He seeks $1 billion for thousands of ‘forgotten children’ who were denied essential services
Ottawa claims it has ‘no duty to compensate’ thousands of First Nations families who were denied essential services: court documents
‘End this toxic war on the children,’ says Charlie Angus as NDP tables motion demanding Liberals halt court fights
‘It’s residential school Sunday’: Indigenous prison guards sue Correctional Service Canada
Jennifer Sanderson and Jennifer Constant say they were subjected to racism during their days working as guards