This story is part of CBC North’s ongoing MMIWG coverage. On Nov. 28, starting at 4 p.m. MT, CBC North will hold a forum in Yellowknife and over Facebook Live, where Indigenous woman will speak to their own experiences and what still needs to be done. The song Momma, tell him he won’t have to go is Ann…

Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak is back on the public payroll as a full-fledged member of the upper house after her suspension ended with the dissolution of the last Parliament. But her long-term position in the Senate is still an open question; senators are expected to debate soon whether to suspend her a second time. Beyak…

Family of a toddler who was killed in Winnipeg last year say they’ll fight for justice so the little boy can rest in peace. Drake Catcheway was 21 months old when he was found unresponsive in his family’s home on Idylwild Bay in August 2018. The little boy later died of blunt force injuries. Allen…

Manitoba’s chief medical examiner has called an inquest into the death of a man who was shot by police on Long Plain First Nation earlier this year. Benjiman Richard was shot on April 2, after officers responded to a report that he was firing a gun out of his residence.  When officers with Manitoba First Nations…

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The task force will be overseen by Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. It is tasked with developing protocols to apply to new and unsolved cases and creating a multi-jurisdictional team to…

Hundreds of students who returned to school on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation on Tuesday morning were met by crisis counsellors in the wake of a girl’s suicide and several suicide attempts in the community that followed. The school has been closed since 10-year-old Jaylyn Angus took her own life last Thursday.  Since then, another seven young people have attempted…