Housing state of emergency for Indigenous people in N.W.T.
Two national housing groups are calling on the Northwest Territories to declare a state of emergency for housing Indigenous people, particularly women and girls.
Indigenous people
Indigenous leaders emphasize need for consultation on federal firearms law
A House of Commons committee heard criticism, as well as some measured support, as Indigenous leaders testified Tuesday about Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms.
Legault says Quebec open to paying N.L. more for electricity, as energy talks draw near
Legault is expected to arrive in St. John's to dine with Furey on Thursday evening, and energy talks are scheduled for the next day.
Ehattesaht First Nation in B.C. declares drug and alcohol crisis emergency
A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its members, particularly children and youth.
First Nations women in B.C. more likely to die from toxic drugs
Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated," nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergency, said the top doctor for the First Nations Health Authority.
MOVIES: An Oscar worthy performance, plus films with angry music and literate memories
Also a couple of films for lunar New Year and a computer-driven fantasy
More universities reviewing honorary degrees awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Six out of 10 universities confirm they're reviewing honorary degrees given to retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, after being asked by a group of Indigenous women to revoke them following a CBC investigation into her claims of Indigenous heritage.
Scathing report released on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
Human Rights Watch says more than two dozen First Nations remain under long-term drinking water advisories, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to bring that number down to zero.
Farming with nature
Corporations controlling the food system are as powerful as fossil fuel industries and deeply linked to them, writes Harriet Friedmann.
Alberta premier apologizes over comment about First Nations
Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted earlier remarks to conclude she was equating Ottawa’s treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of First Nations people in Canada.
We can't protect nature without Indigenous people, leaders at COP15 say
Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say
There is some agreement but it's slow progress at Montreal biodiversity talks, says Guilbeault
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there's been agreement on one of Canada's main goals at the international conference in Montreal aimed at protecting the world's declining biodiversity.
Indigenous community rejects Vancouver police chief's apology gift
Tension reached a high point during a trauma-healing ceremony when a hereditary chief walked across a sand-covered floor and returned the gift he had received from Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer.
Indigenous apology cancelled after constables who wrongly arrested man, granddaughter failed to show
Maxwell Johnson looked out at empty chairs reserved for two Vancouver police officers who didn't attend an event originally intended to be an Indigenous apology ceremony for the false arrests of Johnson and his granddaughter nearly three years ago.
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson gifts $100M to help preserve B.C.’s wild side
The billionaire's donation is being put to work right away in three ecosystems, the Falling Creek Sanctuary, Teit's Sanctuary and Bourguiba Springs.