Jane Philpott

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet Monday, replacing his justice minister for the first time, as the government gears up for a federal election later this year.

Canada's Indigenous services minister says Ottawa has fully complied with the orders of a 2016 ruling from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal which said the federal government discriminates against Indigenous children.

A new agreement between Ontario First Nations, the federal government and the province will see 16 northern communities connected to the power grid.

“This is a striking example of a system built on colonial views perpetuating historical harm against Indigenous peoples, and all justified under policy,” reads the ruling, the fifth legal order against the government on the issue.

Valerie Nicholson believes she might be dead if not for Positive Women's Network.

It took the departure of one minister to trigger a cascade of events that included the breakup of the Indigenous affairs department, the promotion of two rookies, and other moves to plug some holes.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has split up Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate ministries, acknowledging the original department's "colonial" structure.

Former Conservative MP Terence Young is calling for Health Minister Jane Philpott to intervene in her department's handling of a law that bears his daughter's name.

The federal government plans to spend $8 million over five years to establish a mentorship network for First Nations, Métis and Inuit health researchers.

Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth.

The study, to be released Monday by a University of Ottawa think tank, follows months of bitter federal-provincial talks over health funding.

"I can’t believe I had to bury my daughter," said Sandra, mother to 12-year-old Chantal Fox, who committed suicide earlier this month. "It was so hard to say goodbye."

In extreme cases, the memo says, desperate parents are giving up their children to child welfare agencies as the only way to ensure their kids get treatment for mental illnesses.

The federal government pulled billions of dollars off the negotiating table Monday after failing to reach a long-term health-care funding agreement with the provinces and territories.

The federal government is making it easier to set up supervised drug injection sites in Canada while cracking down on illicit shipments of fentanyl and the import of equipment used to make pills.