Canadian Liberal leader makes climate pitch to northerners on Arctic campaign stop
Video: Canadian Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau addresses reporters in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut on Tuesday. The day after
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First Nations
Atlantic Canada: Innu Nation asks court to quash NunatuKavut agreement with Ottawa
The Innu Nation, in Atlantic Canada, is again challenging the Indigenous status of the NunatuKavut Community Council, this time in
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Leaders take on climate, Indigenous issues, but Arctic absent from Canadian election debate
The leaders of Canada’s six federal parties took to the debate stage in Gatineau, Quebec Monday night, facing off over
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Taxing carbon in Canada’s diesel-dependent North
People living off-grid in the Northwest Territories witness climate change every day, but in remote communities where power and heat
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Ottawa seeks judicial review in decision to compensate First Nations kids
Canada’s Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau is challenging a landmark human rights ruling to compensate apprehended First Nations children
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Inuit focus in violence inquiry important for Arctic Canada, conference hears
Canada’s landmark inquiry into violence against Indigenous women was a wake-up call for the nation and continues to have important
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Indigenous children who died in residential school commemorated in Quebec
A moving and sombre ceremony held Monday at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., near Ottawa, included the
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Premier François Legault apologizes for Quebec’s treatment of Indigenous peoples
Quebec Premier François Legault apologized to the Canadian province’s Indigenous and Inuit inhabitants Wednesday, saying successive provincial governments have failed
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Quebec should apologize for systemic discrimination in treatment of Indigenous people, Viens report says
The Quebec government should apologize to First Nations and Inuit for the harm they have endured as a result of
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation archives added to UNESCO world register
The collection of archives, personal stories and photos of residential school survivors at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
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Blog – Canada’s new Arctic policy doesn’t stick the landing
On Tuesday, just hours before the 2019 federal election was called, the Liberals released their long-awaited Arctic and Northern Policy
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Shortage of qualified teachers in Northern Quebec schools
Under the pressure of a teacher shortage, school boards across Northern Quebec are putting unlicensed educators into classrooms. Harriet Keleutak
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Ottawa must compensate First Nations children impacted by on-reserve welfare system, tribunal rules
Ottawa must pay tens of thousands of dollars to every First Nations child who was placed in the on-reserve child
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Indigenous groups in Northern Canada celebrate Porcupine caribou agreement
People from eight Indigenous communities are celebrating a groundbreaking collaboration agreement on how they will share the harvest of the
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Violence against Indigenous women in Canada: final report altered to fix error
The MMIWG national inquiry overstated in its final report the percentage of Canadian homicide victims who are Indigenous women and
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