Indigenous

Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture

EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where her home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that forced her to flee her northern Alberta community two months ago.

Jul 19, 2023 3:37 PM Read more >

Indigenous leaders call for release of report investigating Saskatchewan police force

SASKATOON — Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling for the release of a report into Prince Albert police and transparency for the family of a man who died while in custody.

Jul 19, 2023 12:35 PM Read more >

N.L. Human Rights Commission drops walk-in clients as demand rises for food, housing

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission says people have been knocking on its doors looking for help because they can't find food and housing. The number of people arriving at the St.

Jul 19, 2023 11:32 AM Read more >

B.C. port strike returns, docs show nuke plans getting updated: In The News for today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today. Strike resumes, shutting down B.C.

Jul 19, 2023 5:49 AM Read more >

'Freddie the Flyer' chronicles exploits of the North's first Indigenous pilot

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Across the pages of a picture book, the northern lights dance over the Arctic landscape with brush strokes of bold colour, as caribou and muskox graze on the tundra and a bush pilot takes to the skies.

Jul 19, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

Manitoba's reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women's remains in landfill are a smokescreen

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.

Jul 18, 2023 8:13 AM Read more >

Indigenous leaders say they do not accept premier's comments on landfill search

WINNIPEG — Indigenous leaders are "dispelling the narrative" a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women is unsafe after Manitoba's premier refused to fund the search due to health and safety risks.

Jul 17, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

In the news today: Record-breaking wildfires, North American Indigenous Games

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Jul 17, 2023 1:15 AM Read more >

Spain captain apologizes after haka video is criticized by indigenous Maori before Women's World Cup

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Spain captain Ivana Andres has apologized to the Maori people of New Zealand for a video showing four members of her country's Women’s World Cup squad mocking the traditional haka which was shared a week ago on social m

Jul 16, 2023 9:24 PM Read more >

North American Indigenous Games officially open in Halifax as prime minister attends

HALIFAX — The North American Indigenous Games officially kicked off Sunday evening with the prime minister in attendance, as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the main hockey arena in Halifax.

Jul 16, 2023 6:51 PM Read more >