Carolyn Bennett

It’s hard to square $500 million for a July 1 party with a $53.8 million-investment in stopping the crisis of MMIWG, writes former Vancouver police detective Lorimer Shenher.

Ojibwa-Cree elder Ma-Nee Chacaby says coming out nearly 30 years ago was like unzipping her skin so she could reveal her true self.

Canada's indigenous affairs minister Carolyn Bennett says Manitoba child welfare should move away from rewarding the apprehension of children to focus more on keeping families together.

Giving indigenous people a greater say in the operation of national parks and the creation of new protected areas is on the agenda at a major conference in Alberta this week.

The news comes nearly six months after the inquiry's initial launch, and as many families hoping to participate continue to express frustration over what they say is a lack of progress.

Only about 60 per cent of northern Ontario communities have the kits — a vital forensic tool for investigating assaults — despite Health Canada assurances to the contrary.

After spending up to $2,600 a day plus expenses for a high-profile lawyer to review Canada’s Arctic drilling law, the Trudeau government says it’s still figuring out what to do with his report.

In strongly worded written comments, Sen. Murray Sinclair said he cannot overstate the importance of immediately complying with legal orders from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

The federal Liberals attempted Thursday to fend off criticism of their response to a landmark human rights tribunal decision by announcing talks about First Nations child welfare.

In all, about $143.2 million that was targeted to help repair hundreds of schools on reserve ended up being redirected by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

The Trudeau government has shaken up its cabinet committees and removed Global Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion from the environment, climate change and energy committee which he chaired.

A veteran NDP MP is accusing a Calgary-based energy giant of using hot dogs to curry favour with the Trudeau government, an accusation that the company, Enbridge Inc., rejected as "absurd."

Mary Simon, a diplomat, journalist and longtime Inuit leader, has been named a special representative to Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development Minister Carolyn Bennett.

The Liberal government faced criticism last month when a draft version of the terms of reference did not explicitly state the need to examine the role of police or their conduct.

Wednesday announcement will mark the end of the government’s role in shaping the design of the inquiry and the beginning of work for the commissioners.