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Calgary Marathon organizers invited an Indigenous running group to set up a tent at the finish line with members from several First Nations coming together.

Richard Manuel is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, after the RCMP alleges his vehicle made "contact" with four people during the June 4 march in Mission, B.C.

RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme announced that officers can now wear ribbon skirts when donning the red serge.

Billy-Ray Belcourt has populated his first short story collection with a pantheon of Cree characters, each presenting a different possibility for modern Indigenous life.

For the first time in its history, the Ontario legislature will allow, interpret and transcribe a language other than English and French. 

The project, announced two years ago, is to see the six-storey downtown building turned into an Indigenous hub of housing, social services, government offices and cultural space.

Manitoba's Wilfred Buck sees Indigenous history in the stars. Filmmaker Lisa Jackson has made a documentary about the Cree elder and Astronomy expert known as 'The Star Guy.'

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault's April 25 comments that suggested the province's history began with the arrival of French explorers.

For National Nursing Week, the dean for the University of Regina's faculty of nursing is focusing on the need to recruit and retain Indigenous nurses in Saskatchewan.

Six men between 22 and 70 years old were arrested for 'obtaining sexual services for consideration' in a sweep under the Indigenous Women and Girls Safety Plan, police said.

One Indigenous mother stepped outside in unfamiliar territory to dance powwow while carrying her baby in a cradleboard. It was something that inspired many Indigenous mothers.

One of the topics up for discussion is Bill C-53, a federal piece of legislation that seeks to formally recognize Métis governments in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. 

A two-day summit in Winnipeg will hear from Indigenous leaders across the country on how they're reacting to what they call Indigenous identity fraud.

An investment of over $1.4 million was made to study implementation of Indigenous-led police services within the communities of the Prince Albert Grand Council.

Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Regina City Council unanimously pass a motion to designate some city land as an Indigenous ceremonial site located at Kings Park campground by Tor Hill golf course east of Regina.

Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ peoples are six times more likely to be murdered than their non-Indigenous counterparts, the First Nations Leadership Council said.

A Crown prosecutor has told court the man who killed four women in Winnipeg staked out homeless shelters and targeted vulnerable, Indigenous victims.

Canada and Manitoba are launching a pilot alert program — similar to an Amber Alert — that will send out emergency messages when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing.

At Treaty 4 Police Academy, students experience firearms training, first aid courses, drills and cultural sessions, in hopes they will decide on a career in Saskatchewan policing.