Alberta court overturns murder acquittal in Cindy Gladue case
The Canadian Press The Alberta Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in the…
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Trudeau visits with Indigenous group at Parliament Hill ceremonial teepee
(Justin Trudeau in the ceremonial teepee on Parliament Hill Friday. Photo: Russ Diabo/Twitter) The Canadian…
Ontario spending $85M to clean up mercury in two First Nation communities
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is spending an additional $85 million to clean up…
Chief Dan George’s powerful Indigenous rights speech, 50 years later
(Chief Dan George. Photo: North Vancouver Museum and Archives.) The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – Leonard…
Distraught Innu leader issues poignant plea for troubled youth after son’s death
One of Labrador’s most outspoken Indigenous leaders buried his 16-year-old son last week. Simeon Tshakapesh, deputy grand chief of the Innu Nation, says his boy, Thunderheart, took his own life May 24 after two years of treatment for solvent abuse – much of which took place far from his home in Natuashish.
Lengthy process to name new Manitoba treaty commissioner draws to close
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG _ A lawyer with extensive experience in Indigenous self-government negotiations has…
Trudeau to ask Pope to apologize over residential schools
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to ask Pope Francis…
National Energy Board should be dismantled: government panel
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A panel advising the government on how to overhaul the…