The northeastern municipality where thousands have evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire nearby urged all remaining residents to leave immediately Saturday despite improving weather conditions. In a joint statement, the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nation said that people staying behi...

Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, they announced Friday in Winnipeg, ahead of a national day to mark the crisis. The long-awaited Red Dress Alert system is a bid to prevent deaths and increase safe reunions with loved...

A construction crew working on a project in the heart of Toronto stumbled on a surprise late last week when its members unearthed 'ancient' human remains from an Indigenous burial ground, the city has confirmed. The crew made the discovery on Friday while working on a water service line on Withrow Avenue, a street near...

The Ontario government is investing over $2.6 million to connect Indigenous communities to more mental health and addictions supports, closer to home. "Our government recognizes the importance of Indigenous-led, culturally appropriate services," said Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Ad...

The federal government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation, which will ensure Ottawa is held to account no matter who is in power. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the plan to appoint a commissioner for modern treaty implementation Tuesday in Gatineau, Que., at...

A new report by Statistics Canada shows that Indigenous people earn significantly less per hour than non-Indigenous people. The data collected in 2022 shows that First Nations people made an average of $28.78 per hour, and Métis people made $30.38 per hour. These numbers were then compared to non-Indigenous peop...

By University of Calgary The sound of tea being poured. The smell of sweetgrass in the air. Gentle laughter as people join a circle, guided by Elders Reg and Rose Crowshoe, for a traditional pipe ceremony that accepts the second cohort of Indigenous Curriculum Grant-holders to officially begin or close their projects. ...

The Yukon Residential School Missing Children Project is overseeing ground searches at two former residential school sites in Whitehorse. A joint media release from Ta'an Kwäch'än Council and Kwanlin Dün First Nation announced ground search efforts at two parcels of land in Riverdale: Yukon Hall, a non-d...

Police say a fire that destroyed a First Nation band office in northern Ontario is under investigation. Nishnawbe Aski Police says its crime unit is now investigating the large fire at the North Spirit Lake band office and a nearby abandoned home. Police said on April 4th, they received a call shortly before 3:40 a.m. ...

ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what they say will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada. Nearly $16 million in federal and provincial funding is going toward the solar farm in Anahim Lake, home to the Ulkatcho First Nation, where power is currently diesel gene...