The Snuneymuxw First Nation has announced it is buying two British Columbia casinos, including the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. A statement from the Nanaimo-area nation says the deal to buy ...

By Nono Shen and Wolfgang Depner A Richmond, B.C., councillor says a company based in the city has been refused financing for what she says is a $100 million project because of the Cowichan Tribes ...

By Nick Murray Ottawa’s new climate competitiveness strategy is being developed “behind closed doors,” without input from First Nations, an Assembly of First Nations leader charged at a parliamentary ...

Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has initiated a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for its planned toll project across the ...

Shilth-Sa  British Columbia – This past summer, a 14-year-old boy hung himself in the rural First Nations community of Pacheedaht on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. “It was the saddest, ...

By Justin Escoto Sen. Kim Pate has been fighting against prisons’ use of solitary confinement since 2018, when the federal government committed to curbing the practice. She told The Canadian Press the ...

By Lauren Krugel A survey from KPMG in Canada suggests virtually all business leaders are keen on Ottawa’s push for new nation-building infrastructure, but a hefty majority is leery of legal setbacks ...

By Samantha Saucier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Sarnia Journal If you’ve ever wondered how to make a difference in our local community, this might be the place to start. Becoming a ...

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for a 33rd year. Yet the vote, as Hurricane Melissa tore through the island nation, softened ...

By Steve Lambert Manitoba legislature members are sparring over the meaning behind a “waah waah” noise that sounded like a baby crying. Opposition Tory Jeff Wharton made the noise during a debate ...

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source TORONTO — Ontario’s mines minister says its new streamlined permitting process for the resource sector is necessary, but that ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation. Enbridge wants to build a new 41 ...