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St. Albert city council voted down a motion to pause the land sale for 13 Mission Ave., to do more consultation with Indigenous communities an organizations, raising concerns.

The grave of a residential school victim was exhumed, and the child's remains were returned to her home community. Five-year-old Alma Beaulieu died at St Joseph's school in 1944.

The post drew criticism from the Penticton Indian Band. In a letter signed by Chief Greg Gabriel and sent to Premier David Eby, the band detailed its disgust and outrage.

A sacred headdress that belonged to generations of leaders of a First Nation in southern Manitoba is being returned.

Survivors of the Christie Indian Residential School were invited to Meares Island, off the coast of Tofino, to witness the destruction of the site's remaining buildings.

Advocates say progress has been made, but more work needs to be done to achieve meaningful reconciliation.

Survivors reunited with friends they haven't seen in 50 years to commemorate the occasion and share the progress they have made towards healing.

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders welcomed 61 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican at Montreal’s airport, marking the first step in returning items held for decades.

Prominent lawyer Tony Merchant, well known for spearheading class-action lawsuits across the country, including the $1.9B residential schools' case, has died.

Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr said the plaques commemorate the federally funded school's tragic history and pay tribute to residential school survivors nationwide.

'Today, we remember the children who never returned home from residential school,' B.C. Premier David Eby said in a statement on Sept. 30.

Fay-Lisa Gagné, who hails from Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan, has complicated feelings about the word reconciliation.

Across Manitoba's north, First Nations Safety Officers (FNSOs) are working to keep drugs, alcohol and criminal activity out of the communities.

A Nova Scotia judge is scheduled to sentence a woman today who has been in prison since she was 15 and has pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement. 

On Tuesday, the temporary signs reading 'TMU: Dundas Street' could be seen around the station, part of a rebrand to name it after Toronto Metropolitan University. 

Groups gathered to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with a series of special events to honour the survivors of the residential school system.

It was a time of reflection at Regina’s Mâmawéyatitân Centre Tuesday, as people of all cultures learned about the history of residential schools in Canada.

Louise Fraser made history Wednesday as one of the oldest graduates from the University of Saskatchewan and she hopes to use her knowledge to keep the Cree language alive.

The heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings after some Canadian politicians called the practice wrong.

Back-to-back snowfalls have left more than 70 centimetres of the white stuff on Edmonton roads and the city said it'll be few weeks until crews can move into neighbourhoods.