Canada's minister of Indigenous Affairs says she understands some families of missing and murdered aboriginal women are still frustrated about the pace of a national inquiry.
It’s hard to square $500 million for a July 1 party with a $53.8 million-investment in stopping the crisis of MMIWG, writes former Vancouver police detective Lorimer Shenher.
Canada's indigenous affairs minister Carolyn Bennett says Manitoba child welfare should move away from rewarding the apprehension of children to focus more on keeping families together.
Giving indigenous people a greater say in the operation of national parks and the creation of new protected areas is on the agenda at a major conference in Alberta this week.
The news comes nearly six months after the inquiry's initial launch, and as many families hoping to participate continue to express frustration over what they say is a lack of progress.
Only about 60 per cent of northern Ontario communities have the kits — a vital forensic tool for investigating assaults — despite Health Canada assurances to the contrary.
After spending up to $2,600 a day plus expenses for a high-profile lawyer to review Canada’s Arctic drilling law, the Trudeau government says it’s still figuring out what to do with his report.
In strongly worded written comments, Sen. Murray Sinclair said he cannot overstate the importance of immediately complying with legal orders from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
The federal Liberals attempted Thursday to fend off criticism of their response to a landmark human rights tribunal decision by announcing talks about First Nations child welfare.