After decades of calls from First Nations, Yukon gov’t says it’s close to finalizing a cancer strategy

Nearly two decades after the Council of Yukon First Nations first released a report calling for a cancer strategy, the Yukon ...

Atlantic chiefs call for 'meaningful action' after 2 First Nations men killed by RCMP

Atlantic chiefs and grieving families are calling for federal action and Indigenous oversight in investigations into police shootings after RCMP shot and killed two First Nations men in Atlantic ...

First Nations leaders call on universities to ban residential school denialist demonstrations

The British Columbia Assembly of First Nations said in a statement Friday it is calling on all universities to stand with ...

First Nations chiefs demand answers over Alberta pipeline deal that doesn't mention water

Some First Nations chiefs are demanding answers from Ottawa after the federal government signed a pipeline agreement with ...

Residents told to stay indoors as Berens River First Nation school burns, affecting air quality

Residents of a First Nation on the shore of Lake Winnipeg have been urged to stay indoors as a school in the community burns ...

Independent, Indigenous policing could be considered in N.B., minister says

New Brunswick’s Indigenous Affairs minister says the province would be open to the idea of community-led policing in First ...

First Nation leaders in northern Ontario say vulnerable community members targetted after treaty payouts

Within weeks of Robinson Huron Treaty settlement money landing in people’s bank accounts, police in several northern Ontario ...

Dental care benefits for First Nations and Inuit falling behind Canadian standards, say dentists

The Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program provides a variety of health care benefits for eligible First Nations and ...

Caldwell First Nation not consulted in conservation authority amalgamation, chief says

A local first nation is pushing back on the province’s plan to drastically consolidate Ontario’s conservation authorities.

First Nations leaders criticize B.C. for dropping drug decriminalization project

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it's worried about impacts on First Nations people as the province discontinues its drug ...