Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak are urging MPs across party lines to support legislation to ensure First Nations have clean …
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2024 9:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spike in overdose deaths in the six …
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2024 8:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government and a British Columbia First …
First Nations leaders held an emergency meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday to discuss a mental health crisis they warn could get even worse without government help. Nishnawbe Aski Nation says …
New research by the Alzheimer Society shows Indigenous communities should brace for a whopping 273% increase in dementia cases by 2050, substantially higher than the potential 187% increase forecast for …
The Liberal government tabled much-anticipated legislation Monday that aims to improve water quality in First Nations communities, improve collaboration on water protection and codify a new First Nations-led commission. The …
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 23, 2023 4:21 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size First Nations chiefs and advocates are hopeful the Federal Court will …
The election of Canada’s first First Nations provincial premier in Manitoba last week is a “momentous” step on the path to reconciliation, the country’s first Indigenous attorney general says — …
Ever since she was a little girl, Kelsey Allen dreamed of being a doctor. But the 25-year-old medical student from the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation in Newfoundland knows her …
A fire was lit in the healing lodge in Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Sask., while Ashley Rabbitskin prepared to welcome her baby boy into the world. A smudging ceremony purified …