Indigenous News

WINDSOR, Ont. — The union representing striking Ontario salt mine workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Windsor Salt.

TORONTO — Members of several First Nations rallied outside the Ontario legislature Thursday to raise concerns about mining exploration they say is happening on their lands against their will.

WINNIPEG — Mayor Scott Gillingham offered support for a landfill search for human remains, some Indigenous leaders said after a one-hour meeting with him Thursday, adding the Manitoba government remains an obstacle.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The Women’s World Cup opened Thursday with an elaborate greeting from the Maori people of New Zealand and the First Nations people of Australia.

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. — The only way in and out of the East Prairie Metis Settlement is a 40-kilometre range road that connects with Highway 2 some 360 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where her home was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that forced her to flee her northern Alberta community two months ago.

SASKATOON — Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling for the release of a report into Prince Albert police and transparency for the family of a man who died while in custody.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission says people have been knocking on its doors looking for help because they can't find food and housing. The number of people arriving at the St.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today. Strike resumes, shutting down B.C.

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Across the pages of a picture book, the northern lights dance over the Arctic landscape with brush strokes of bold colour, as caribou and muskox graze on the tundra and a bush pilot takes to the skies.