Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people
OTTAWA -- The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and...
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Survivors' Secretariat warns it's at risk of bankruptcy without funding decision
OTTAWA -- The Survivors' Secretariat says it will be bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a...
Canadians won't be taxed on disability benefit under proposed rule change
OTTAWA -- The Liberals are planning to introduce legislation to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit from being treated as income...
National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send...
Canada can't say when it will clear 140,000 backlogged cases for First Nations kids
OTTAWA -- Canada told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal it can't say when it will work through 140,000 backlogged requests...
Law firm warns $47.8B First Nations child welfare reforms could be lost with election
OTTAWA -- A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8 billion deal to reform...
AFN says it's not prepared to implement chiefs' child welfare direction
OTTAWA -- The Assembly of First Nations is warning it's not equipped to implement the direction it received from chiefs...
Metis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil
OTTAWA -- The Metis National Council says it has elected a new president after months of turmoil that saw the...
Ontario First Nations mull next steps on child welfare amid various legal opinions
OTTAWA -- First Nations leaders are split over next steps after a landmark $47.8 billion child welfare reform deal with...
Trudeau, ministers and opposition leaders address AFN gathering in Ottawa
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fell short of committing to a national inquiry on systemic racism in policing this...
Chiefs vote for new negotiations on child welfare reforms, inclusion of N.W.T.
OTTAWA -- First Nations chiefs agreed Wednesday to launch new negotiations with Canada over child welfare after voting down a...
AFN demands national inquiry into systemic racism in policing, police-related deaths
OTTAWA -- The Assembly of First Nations is demanding the federal government launch a national inquiry into systemic racism in...
AFN women's council 'grateful' Anaida Poilievre no longer addressing gathering
OTTAWA -- The Assembly of First Nations' women's council said it's grateful Anaida Poilievre will no longer be addressing their...
Assembly of First Nations special chiefs assembly kicks off in Ottawa
OTTAWA -- The Assembly of First Nations is hosting a special chiefs assembly in Ottawa today with child welfare, economic...
AFN special chiefs assembly to focus on child welfare, policing, economics
OTTAWA -- Hundreds of First Nations chiefs are gathering in Ottawa for three days this week to discuss economic reconciliation...
Manitoba Metis Federation to be first Metis group with modern treaty in Canada
OTTAWA -- The Manitoba Metis Federation will be the first Metis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal...
Manitoba Metis Federation to be first Metis group with modern treaty with Canada
OTTAWA -- The Manitoba Metis Federation will be the first Metis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal...
Blair says future of defence relies on building relationships with Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA -- Defence Minister Bill Blair says his department's future success depends upon building and strengthening relationships with Indigenous communities...
Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M from Mastercard Foundation
OTTAWA -- The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit...
Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M Mastercard investment
OTTAWA -- The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says the dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer...
Closing First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635B: report
OTTAWA -- Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635-billion in economic output over the next seven years, a...
Boissonnault's former company suspended from federal procurement
OTTAWA -- The federal government is barring a company previously co-owned by a Liberal MP and former minister from bidding...
Canada ordered to address Jordan's Principle backlog, find new solutions
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan's Principle which...
Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe
A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister...
Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe
OTTAWA -- A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former...
NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity
A Metis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims...
NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity
OTTAWA -- A Metis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful...
$375M announced for Indigenous-led conservation in Northwest Territories
OTTAWA -- K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the...
Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation in N.W.T.
OTTAWA -- K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the...
Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned
The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised about the...
Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation initiatives
OTTAWA -- A new $375-million conservation fund being created in the Northwest Territories is the largest single investment in Indigenous-led...
Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned
OTTAWA -- The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised...
Report details anti-Black racism in the public service, calls for commissioner
OTTAWA -- A government-funded report says Black executives within the public service are subject to harassment and intimidation, career stagnation...
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA -- Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure.
B.C. Metis group leaves Metis National Council assembly, mulls removal entirely
OTTAWA -- The Metis National Council says its election for a new president will be delayed following the withdrawal of...
Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA -- Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, days after the release of a...
Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children
OTTAWA -- A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government...
Final report coming today on unmarked graves, missing children in residential schools
OTTAWA -- A final report is set to be released today by Canada's special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked...
Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court
OTTAWA -- A Federal Court hearing is underway today to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed...
Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on...
Some say it's time for Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA -- As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him...
Families call for inquiry after nine Indigenous people killed in police interactions
OTTAWA -- Black and Indigenous women gathered in Ottawa to demand action following a spate of police-involved deaths, including nine...
Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down, minister says
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it is up to the Assembly of First Nations to come back...
AFN votes on way forward after $47.8 billion child welfare reform deal is defeated
OTTAWA -- The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the advocacy body's executive team will meet in...
AFN vote on $47.8B child welfare reform deal doesn't pass after lengthy debate
OTTAWA -- First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with...
AFN votes to reject $47.8B child welfare reform deal with Canada
OTTAWA -- First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with...
Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal
OTTAWA -- The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark...
AFN head urges support for child welfare deal, says they won't get better from Tories
OTTAWA -- The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging chiefs to vote in favour of a...
Chiefs of Ontario to vote in favour of $47.8B child welfare agreement with Canada
OTTAWA -- Chiefs in Ontario have voted in support of a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Canada.
Hajdu, Woodhouse Nepinak urge MPs to drop politics, support First Nations water bill
OTTAWA -- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak are urging MPs...
Liberal MP says his House of Commons penalty should have been the same as Poilievre's
OTTAWA -- Liberal MP Yvan Baker criticized House of Commons Speaker Fergus on Wednesday after Fergus doled out two different...
Vote on Liberal changes to capital gains tax in confidence measure delayed
OTTAWA -- A confidence vote on a government budget motion may not happen today after all, but the Liberals are...
Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony in Ottawa to reflect...
National ceremony in Ottawa marks Truth and Reconciliation Day
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony to reflect on the...
National ceremony in Ottawa marks Truth and Reconciliation Day
OTTAWA -- The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony to reflect...
Survivors call for reversal of Canada's 'cut' to residential school search spending
OTTAWA -- Residential school survivors say the federal government is keeping the truth about those institutions in the dark by...
National ceremony in Ottawa will mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
OTTAWA -- A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony is planned in Ottawa this afternoon to honour the survivors...
First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation
OTTAWA -- The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to...
NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA -- An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop...
MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string...