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Intimate doc 'Endless Cookie' takes two Canadian brothers from Shamattawa to Sundance

Intimate doc 'Endless Cookie' takes two Canadian brothers from Shamattawa to Sundance

The initial concept for “Endless Cookie” seemed straightforward: two half-brothers — one Indigenous, one white — tell stories about their different upbringings, brought to life through animation. Making it work, however, proved anything but simple.
B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support

B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support

The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs apologized Wednesday and walked back comments he made earlier this week suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project.
Three bison harvested in Indigenous-led Banff National Park ceremonial hunt

Three bison harvested in Indigenous-led Banff National Park ceremonial hunt

BANFF, Alta. — The first ceremonial bison hunt in Banff National Park has been completed under an Indigenous-led pilot project. Parks Canada and the Indigenous Advisory Circle say three animals were harvested in a free-range hunt last year.
Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges

Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges

The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago says the material spilled wasn't toxic. Imperial Metals Corp.
B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta's oil to get to the Pacific Ocean.
Squamish Nation Forestry project funded with $50K provincial grant

Squamish Nation Forestry project funded with $50K provincial grant

BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund backs pre-construction engineering and site assessments
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Man facing murder charges in triple homicide in Lloydminster

Man facing murder charges in triple homicide in Lloydminster

LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. — Mounties have charged a man with murder in a triple homicide in Lloydminster, a city straddling the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary.
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Squamish Nation to host Constitution Gathering 3

Squamish Nation to host Constitution Gathering 3

‘An opportunity to imagine a better future,’ says the Nation.