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The piece Rick Hall is currently chipping away at is inspired by the global response to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

A status report published by eight organizations in Montreal that serve the city's Indigenous community says it's too soon for reopening as the city prepares to reopen stores Monday and ease restrictions.

In this edition of Music That Matters, Peter Johnston, Grand Chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations, shares some of his favourite classic metal tunes.

French-speaking people looking to learn the Wolastoqey language have a new resource to help them.

Some residents in northern Saskatchewan say they are being denied certain medical services because they are from the north.

Groups that work with homeless Montrealers say police need to recognize the reasons vulnerable street people congregate together, ticketing less and offering more support.

A pair of Indigenous fashion lovers are encouraging others to take on the #indigistyle fashion challenge to help support Indigenous artists and brands.

The motion follows the resignation of Cathy Bennett last week from the federal government's COVID-19 Supply Council over allegations of a perceived conflict of interest with her role as board chair with a company that landed a contract with Indigenous Services to supply medical tents.

Elder Keith Chief Moon was isolating with his wife in their home on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta, and hadn't seen or heard from anyone in days as he didn't want to take a chance going into town to get groceries. Then Cory Black Plume showed up with a hamper full of food.

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. got an emergency amendment to its water licence to release a year and a half's worth of melted snow and rain water into Meliadine Lake. The water has collected in a catchment pond at the mine outside of Rankin Inlet.

Monster lake trout, pike and pickerel lure anglers to northern lodges every summer, but it appeared some of those fish were off the hook when the pandemic closures hit Manitoba. Now, northern tourism business is wondering whether it may be able to salvage some of it summer season after all.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is appealing an Ontario Superior Court ruling that sided with Ottawa to prevent the creation of detailed reports drawn from a database held by the body that oversaw residential school compensation claims.

The Liard First Nation in Yukon has decided to postpone its election for up to six months, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suggested measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 won't be effective in remote Manitoba First Nations unless housing conditions and access to clean water are improved, says a new report.

The lawsuit alleged in 2017 that then-chief Harry Deneron tried to direct a government contract toward a company in which he had a financial stake.

A Gameti man serving time for murder and attempted murder says he has no hope of appealing his conviction himself because he can barely read and has no short- or long-term memory due to drug and alcohol abuse.

The federal government announced Thursday that it will provide $75 million for organizations that address the "critical needs" of Indigenous people living in urban centres and off-reserve.

Renowned artist Kent Monkman has come under fire for creating a painting that shows Prime Minister Justin Trudeau partially nude on his knees preparing for what Monkman says is a consensual act while Indigenous women surrounding him laugh.

The Independent Investigation Unit is clearing a pair of Manitoba First Nations police force officers of wrongdoing in the shooting death of Ben Richard on Long Plain First Nation last spring.

Kangiqsualujjuaq's town council has denied a request to allow in construction workers without undergoing a 14-day COVID-19 quarantine period, even though it means postponing the installation of an X-ray machine to help diagnose tuberculosis.