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Comments by Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister about his NDP opponent’s childhood are being called offensive by one former Indigenous chief; a Toronto political scientist says they will backfire and only draw attention to the “privileged life” the Tory leader now has.

The Brazilian government's push to escalate agricultural and mining developments in the Amazon at the expense of Indigenous rights actively brought about the ongoing wildfire crisis, according to Indigenous advocates.

One of Canada's top female hockey players is encouraging girls at a hockey camp in Cape Breton to follow their dreams.

The Anishinabek Nation says it is working with the Canadian government on an agreement that “lays the foundation” for Ontario First Nations to move toward self-government.

People across the Northwest Territories are celebrating Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve and say Canada's newest national park is especially important for young people.

Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents who wanted to force the developer, Calgary-based TC Energy, to reapply for state approval.

Helen Iguptak is leading several workshops as part of the Nunavut Arts Festival this week.

PC leader Ches Crosbie wants the auditor general to look into the missed deadline. Internal emails and memos offer morsels of insight.

The chief of Fond du Lac Dene Nation wants the provincial government to reconsider its decision not to pay for renovations to the airport in the remote community.

On Thursday, Luke Sainnawap visited the empty lot off a downtown Thunder Bay street where his daughter Corrie Sainnawap was found dead, a victim of a homicide, one year ago.

Saskatchewan Roughriders greats Neal Hughes and Kerry Joseph have been named to the 2019 SaskTel Plaza of Honour.

Happy Marie Charles was last seen in Prince Albert on April 3, 2017. Now, police have released 'new' photos of someone who might know something about her disappearance.

After years of consultations, protests and court battles, the Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan is ready to be signed.

In a session where regular MLAs and cabinet have often been at odds — with at times, combative debate — the Corrections Act passed through its final review with unanimous support Wednesday.

Floyd Bertrand says the chief and council are violating term limits established in the Indian Act after a custom election law was rejected by membership in 2008.

Three land claim groups in Tulita, N.W.T., ‘unanimously’ decided to end self-government negotiations after the federal government failed to make changes to an agreement-in-principle signed in 2017.

A master planning process is also looking at park boundaries and names at other territorial parks.

A known gang member with a violent history was supposed to testify at the inquest into the death of Austin Eaglechief on Wednesday, but after a conversation with the man's mother, it was determined he wouldn't be taking the stand.

Karmen Omeasoo, a Cree rapper who has blazed a trail for many Indigenous artists, was recently diagnosed with kidney disease after years of living with Type 2 diabetes.

A First Nations-led group in British Columbia is pushing for permission to cull seals and sea lions, pitching it as one way to help save the West Coast’s struggling salmon.