Treaty council launches multi-million dollar education lawsuit against Ottawa
The Grand Council of Treaty 3 is launching a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Canadian government.
Ontario
Red Cross stepping into Attawapiskat crisis
The Canadian Red Cross is expected to intervene in the crisis gripping the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat where families live in tents, others in shacks with no running water and human waste is dumped from buckets into ditches.
OPP suspends officer after FN man says he was taken on starlight tour
Stanley Fiddler says he was taken on a starlight tour by an OPP officer who picked him up on Oct. 29, drove down a highway, opened the door to the cruiser and dropped him off several kilometres from Red Lake, Ont.
Ottawa failing to respond in face of Attawapiskat crisis: NDP MP
The state of emergency in Attawapiska First Nation isn’t getting the response the community was hoping for.
Saganash says he won’t get squeezed out in crowded NDP leadership field
NDP leadership candidate Romeo Saganash says he’s getting more support as the days and months go by.
Wrong for Aboriginal Affairs to dig into child advocate’s personal details: expert
Did the staff at the department of Aboriginal Affairs breach privacy laws?
This is Attawapiskat: sickness, rotting houses, families in tents, no running water, human waste dumped in ditches
The Attawapiskat First Nation has declared a state of emergency.
Girl’s dream of school lives on, even after her death
A young girl’s dream lives on after her untimely death.
‘If I can’t make enough money for mouthwash, I go for hairspray’
Shelters for homeless people are meant to be safe places where street people get a night’s rest.