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NDP, Liberal cabinet ministers call for emergency debate over mounting N.S. fishery dispute

Four Liberal cabinet ministers called for an emergency debate in the House of Commons after a dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi’kmaw fishers...

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RCMP charge N.S. man after assault on Sipekne’katik First Nation chief

A Digby County, N.S., man has been charged after an assault on Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack on Wednesday in the midst of an...

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Large fire destroys lobster facility in Middle West Pubnico, N.S.

A fire destroyed a lobster pound in Middle West Pubnico, N.S., early Saturday. Videos posted to social media show a large fire and...

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5 arrested after standing in way of Trans Mountain pipeline construction in B.C. Interior

Five people including a Secwepemc hereditary chief and his daughter have been arrested after standing against construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project...

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Vehicle torched, lobster pounds storing Mi’kmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in N.S.

The ongoing tensions surrounding the First Nations lobster harvest in southwest Nova Scotia erupted Tuesday night when several hundred commercial fishermen and their...

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An Innu teen died in care. Now a fired social worker is speaking out

Wally Rich, a 15-year-old from Natuashish, took his own life in a Labrador group home in May. (Submitted by Innu Nation) The system...

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Man, 30, charged with 2nd-degree murder in deaths of boys from Wendake, Que.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder as residents of Wendake, Que., mourn the deaths of two boys from...

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Isolation tents, Red Cross deployed to Manitoba First Nations battling COVID-19

Sunshine Bushie and her three children aren’t leaving their home in Little Grand Rapids First Nation. More than 30 people on the Manitoba...

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Community ‘stunned’ after 2 boys found dead in Wendake, Que., grand chief says

Quebec provincial police say a 30-year-old man is expected to be charged with murder after two boys were found dead overnight at a home...

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As parts of Canada tighten COVID restrictions, experts say rapid testing offers a way forward

With some regions now in the grips of a second pandemic shutdown, some scientists are saying the deployment of rapid tests is the best way to...

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Canadians urged to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small, virtual to slow spread of COVID-19

As COVID-19 cases spike in many parts of the country, Canadians are being asked to limit the size of their Thanksgiving gatherings or keep...

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Travel to Moncton, Campbellton being discouraged as COVID-19 alert level raised

People from P.E.I. and Nova Scotia have even more reason to abandon plans for trips to Moncton this Thanksgiving weekend, after New Brunswick confirmed...

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Ontario experiencing spike in new COVID-19 ICU admissions not seen since June, data shows

A new daily increase in COVID-19 patients admitted into critical care this week is a spike not seen in Ontario since June, according to...

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Trudeau says any approved COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Canadians

The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday any COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada will be free for all Canadians through the...

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Collaborating artist and model say they will no longer work with Vancouver fashion designer

An Indigenous artist who has collaborated with Vancouver fashion designer Chloë Angus says he will no longer work with her in response to...

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Innu Nation suing for $4B over disruption to land and culture caused by Churchill Falls project

Saying their community’s culture and way of life was devastated by the construction of a hydroelectric project, the Innu Nation of Labrador is taking...