Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press

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AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation

AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation

OTTAWA - Parliamentarians will be "playing games with First Nations children's lives" if they fail to quickly introduce and pass legislation to ensure access to clean drinking water, the Assembly of First Nations national chief said Monday.

Indigenous women, girls killed at rate six times higher than non-Indigenous: StatCan

Indigenous women, girls killed at rate six times higher than non-Indigenous: StatCan

OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report has found that homicides of Indigenous women and girls are less likely to result in the most serious murder charges than cases in which victims were non-Indigenous.

Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder

Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

From Harper to Poilievre: what is the Conservative vision for Indigenous Peoples?

From Harper to Poilievre: what is the Conservative vision for Indigenous Peoples?

OTTAWA - When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks about what his party's relationship with Indigenous Peoples would look like should he become prime minister, it's often about "economic reconciliation," or the idea that Indigenous Peoples should be included in all...

What ever happened to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most important relationship?

What ever happened to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most important relationship?

OTTAWA - The first mandate letters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave his cabinet ministers in 2015 said no relationship was more important to him, and to the country, than the one with Indigenous Peoples.