Your cheat sheet for Election 2019
The Canadian political landscape looks vastly different from the sunny ways that brought Justin Trudeau to power. In case you forgot them, here are the highlights of the last four years.
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Canada's Indigenous suicide crisis is worse than we thought
A Statistics Canada report’s central finding — that First Nations people die by suicide at three times the rate of non-Indigenous Canadians, Inuit at nine times the rate, and Métis at two times — illustrates a crisis but is not likely to surprise those familiar with previous statistics. For those unfamiliar, it puts Inuit among the people with the highest rates of suicide anywhere in the world.
A viral claim about who's killing MMIWG is wrong
A claim that Indigenous men kill 70 per cent of MMIWG was picked up by white nationalist Faith Goldy and a former editor-in-chief of the Walrus. It wasn't true.
Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry loses another executive director
The federally funded commission — plagued by many staffing changes throughout its tenure — says Debbie Reid has left the commission as executive director but it will not comment further, calling it a personnel matter.
Justin Trudeau berated at Hill gathering over missing, murdered women inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood quietly with his head down Wednesday as families expressed extreme anger toward him about the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Pipeline 'man camps' loom over B.C.'s Highway of Tears
A B.C. First Nation prepares for a possible influx of thousands of temporary energy industry workers over the next decade to try to prevent increased violence and crime.
Raven Lacerte wants to change the world, one leather square at a time
Six years ago, British Columbia’s Raven Lacerte went on a hunting trip that would trigger a nationwide fashion trend with a political edge.
Commissioner resigns from inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett wouldn't say Tuesday whether a new commissioner will be chosen, noting she met with the group on Monday and remains confident.
Indigenous women's inquiry head says process moving at 'lightning speed'
The head of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women denies the process is drifting, saying she believes it’s moving at "lightning speed."
Untethering colonial rule for Canada's 150th birthday
In order to move forward, we need to have real reconciliation accompanied by restitution, writes activist Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.
Let's celebrate Canada’s 150th with a course correction on MMIWG inquiry
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.
Government to begin meeting with families across Canada in Missing Women Inquiry
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.