Trudeau visits First Nation with a housing shortage worse than ever
Trudeau visiting Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario.
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Tories questioned on why they did not boot Beyak from caucus sooner
OTTAWA – The Conservative party is facing questions on why it failed to oust Sen….
‘A role for humour in reconciliation:’ Walking Eagle satire news site taking off
Walking Eagle satire website started by Tim Fontaine starting to take flight as it takes on humour in an era of reconciliation.
Aboriginal peoples younger, but getting old, census finds
A high fertility rate and a growing sense of self are fuelling an explosion in the ranks of Indigenous Peoples, according to fresh census numbers that lay bare the demographic challenges facing one of the most vulnerable and poverty-stricken segments in Canada.
Health systems often discriminate against Indigenous patients: Philpott
Aboriginal physicians are praising Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott for acknowledging discrimination that unfolded at her Toronto-area practice prior to her political life _ an issue doctors say is widespread.
Thelma Chalifoux, former senator and Metis activist, dies in Alberta at 88
Metis activist and retired senator Thelma Chalifoux has died. Chalifoux’s daughter, Debbie Coulter, says her mother passed away Friday evening at a care home in St. Albert, near Edmonton, and had been in declining health for some years.
Trudeau tells UN of Canada’s shame over Indigenous Peoples
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a speech to the United Nations on Thursday to probe a source of national shame: the historic struggles of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
Tory senator Lynn Beyak loses committee jobs after controversial letter
Controversial Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak has been removed from all Senate committees following remarks about First Nations which have been widely condemned.
Alberta minister sorry after fish were seized from Metis camp
Alberta’s Indigenous relations minister is apologizing after provincial fish and wildlife officers seized dozens of smoked fish from an annual Metis cultural camp.