Residents of Churchill crowded around a bonfire during a street party to celebrate the return of rail service and a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the northern Manitoba town.

The leader of Manitoba's Opposition has called for an inquest into the death of an Indigenous man who died during a 10-hour bus trip for a medical appointment.

A First Nations children's advocate says Indigenous kids are still not being treated equally because provinces and territories are shirking their responsibilities.

Chief Bobby Cameron, with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), said a closed−door meeting with the prime minister last week was productive, but the frustration depicted in the video is real.

Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures.

Melissa Stevenson was just starting her career 18 years ago when a summer position at the Indigenous Family Centre in Winnipeg connected her to a youngster named Tina Fontaine.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said government culture has to change after a study showed hundreds of civil servants experienced sexual harassment while working but most did not report it.

Artists are reclaiming space in inner cities and on highways where many Indigenous women have suffered violence or disappeared.

Thousands gathered to remember 15 people who died when the Humboldt Broncos' bus crashed late last week and heard a heart-rending recollection from the team chaplain who happened upon the gruesome scene and heard sounds of the dying.

Family and friends of 15 lives lost in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash shared more stories Sunday of tears, fond memories, and unbreakable bonds forged by a love of hockey. While a vigil was set for Sunday night at the junior hockey team's home arena, more names were confirmed of those killed early Friday evening in an accident at an east-central Saskatchewan highway intersection.