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Children at Lake Manitoba Indian day school were strapped for speaking their language, say former students
Former students of the Lake Manitoba Indian day school, attended by the lead plaintiff of the class action lawsuit, describe it as a place where children spent a good deal of time praying and would get strapped for speaking their language.
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Lenard Monkman
Indigenous |
First Nations chiefs prepare to take on Quebec over its legal challenge of new federal child welfare law
Canada -Montreal |
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RCMP set up checkpoint restricting access in Wet'suwet'en territory amid clash over pipeline
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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Projects like Coastal GasLink offer 'life-changing' opportunities for First Nations: Haisla councillor
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Laura Kane
Canada -British Columbia |
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Kiewit awarded $17.6M contract to clean up Big Bar landslide threatening salmon runs with extinction
Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says construction will begin soon to help salmon pass through a section of British Columbia's Fraser River that was largely closed by a landslide.
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Better tools needed to ease tensions between Winnipeg's immigrant, Indigenous communities, report says
Indigenous people should have more influence when it comes to helping newcomers learn about Canadian culture, says a report released Wednesday morning that examines relationship-building between immigrants and Indigenous communities in Winnipeg.
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Nicholas Frew
Canada -Manitoba |
Traditional ceremony sends off Yukon First Nations firefighters to Australia
Chad Thomas and Jordan Profeit are Yukon First Nations Wildfire firefighters who are heading to New South Wales, Australia Wednesday to help fight the bush fires that are devastating the country.
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Jane Sponagle
Canada -North |
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New Quebec audio guide shows how to correctly pronounce Inuktitut place names in Nunavik
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Steve Rukavina
Canada -Montreal |
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Northern Ontario Indigenous community concerned over closure of Dease Pool
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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Wife of horse rider hit by train says 'it's completely amazing' her husband survived
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Dominika Lirette
Canada -British Columbia ||
RCMP reactivated list of flagged activists days before Trans Mountain decision, documents show
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Ottawa eyes 'meaningful resolution' to Indian hospitals class action lawsuit
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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City of Winnipeg moves forward on policy for changing potentially offensive names of monuments, places
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Sean Kavanagh
Canada -Manitoba |
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'BMO has to answer for this': Angry Vancouver mayor to review why 12-year-old, grandfather arrested at bank
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Bridgette Watson
Canada -British Columbia |
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VPD face investigation over arrest of Indigenous 12-year-old and grandfather
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Angela Sterritt
Canada -British Columbia |
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Quebec Cree, Algonquin say moose populations need more protection
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Susan Bell
Canada -North |
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What you need to know about filing an Indian day schools settlement claim
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
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Kirk Keeping to stand trial for 1st-degree murder in death of Chantel John
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Garrett Barry
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
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Vancouver Island artist remembered worldwide for his Coast Salish artwork
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Adam van der Zwan
Canada -British Columbia |
Tenants of N.S. Indigenous housing group decry deplorable building conditions
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Shaina Luck
Canada -Nova Scotia |
NunatuKavut Community Council launches 2 new programs for medical travel and home repairs
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |
Kanesatake, surrounding municipalities join forces to create permanent liaison committee
Canada -Montreal |
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P.E.I. Mi'kmaq appeal to Supreme Court of Canada over Mill River sale
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Wayne Thibodeau
Canada -PEI |
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Indigenous-led pipeline protest slows Highway 401 between London and Six Nations
Canada -London |
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N.W.T. sees 29 name changes after waiving fees to reclaim Indigenous names
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Avery Zingel
Canada -North |
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Winnipeg Jets unveil jerseys with Indigenous-styled logo for upcoming campaign
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Lenard Monkman
Indigenous |
Lake St. Martin takes Ottawa to court over ending benefits for those displaced by 2011 flood
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Kelly Geraldine Malone
Canada -Manitoba |
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Anishinaabe Mohawk designer's gown turns heads at Golden Globes
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Rhiannon Johnson
Indigenous |
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