A high-profile guest visited a partial rail blockade in Saskatoon on Sunday. Senator Lillian Dyck said she wanted to show her support for the movement, which began in northern B.C. where hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en have been opposing construction of a pipeline on their traditional lands. Dyck said she’s disappointed by the way Ottawa…

Ontario Provincial Police and CN Rail have told the Mohawks they have to clear their camps in Tyendinaga, Ont., by midnight ET tonight or they will face a police investigation and charges, Tyendinaga Mohawk Seth Lefort tells CBC News. An ongoing demonstration by Mohawks from Tyendinaga who have set up two camps along CN rail lines…

The family of an Indigenous man shot and killed by two Ottawa Police Service constables say they’re considering further action, including the possibility of a civil suit — but first they want to see more evidence. On Friday, Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) found that no charges were warranted against the two constables in the January…

A new report examining the impacts of the 2006 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) highlights some of the same issues arising with the current Indian Day School settlement claim process, say former students and their supporters.  The report, named “Lessons Learned: Survivor Perspectives,” released Thursday by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, examines feedback gathered…

Traditional chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation have arrived in Kahnawake, Que., as they continue their tour of Mohawk communities in eastern Canada where rail blockades in solidarity with their cause have been erected. Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs oppose the Coastal GasLink project that would carry natural gas to the B.C. coast through their traditional territory,…

Red balloons flew overhead Saturday afternoon as family and loved ones of Marilyn Rose Munroe marked four years since the Winnipeg woman was found dead. The 41-year-old mother of four was found in a home on Pritchard Avenue on Feb. 22, 2016. She had been missing for 10 days. “She was a very kind-hearted and very funny,…