The chief of a fly-in First Nation in Ontario says local contact tracing of the community’s first COVID-19 case was delayed by at least 24 hours.   Eabametoong First Nation, a fly-in First Nation of 1,600 about 300 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, was the first northern Ontario First Nation with a positive case, which was reported on April 5. The individual…

The idea behind the #showmeyourstyle contest and hashtag was to give young people stuck at home because of COVID-19 something positive to do.  And to give Indigenous youth a platform to showcase their dancing talent.  The northern Quebec hip-hop group The Northstars asked people to submit a 30-second video of their best dance moves with the hashtag #showmeyourstyle. …

The latest: Canada is reducing service hours at 27 lower-traffic land border crossings on a temporary basis, saying the COVID-19-related measures will begin at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The Canada Border Services Agency said in a statement that the measures, which affect crossings in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec, will remain in effect…

Ontario Provincial Police say human remains found on April 8 are those of a man who was reported as missing in January 2020. Police said the remains, found in a wooded area near Couchiching First Nation, are those of 30-year-old Chauncey Lyle Grover. He was reported as missing on January 20, but was last seen five…

As a result of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, online instead of in-person assistance will be available in April to claimants of a nationwide settlement to compensate thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit for harms suffered while attending federally operated day schools. The claims process began in January for the Federal Indian Day School Class Action settlement, which…

First Nations TikTok users are using the app to share their cultures and hopefully inspire the younger audience to want to learn more about them.  Sherry McKay, who is from Sagkeeng First Nation and lives in Winnipeg, has been on TikTok since last September and has amassed over 150,000 followers. She said her following is likely because she is adding…