After the pub housed inside Sir John A. Macdonald's former Kingston law office removed his name from its branding, some wonder if the City of Kingston should do the same.

The federal government backed off on Friday from its widely panned last-minute plan to force a judge to delay his decision on the '60s Scoop class-action lawsuit.

An extraordinary 11th-hour government attempt to stop a judge from ruling on a bitter eight-year legal fight over the so-called '60s Scoop is under fire from the plaintiffs and observers, who denounced it Wednesday as galling and unprecedented political interference in judicial proceedings.

When it comes to questions about who should be helping aboriginal communities navigate the Canada-U.S. border, the Liberal government's Public Safety and Indigenous Affairs departments are pointing the finger at each other.

Canada has yet to feel the full effects of mental-health issues gripping people across the country, PM Justin Trudeau said as he pledged support to lower levels of government in combating the problem.

The "limited services" in the Canadian justice system focused on aboriginals and the mentally ill pose obstacles to helping reduce the numbers of both groups as offenders and victims.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says her department will look into the cases of about 1,000 residential school students who have been disqualified for compensation by a technicality.

Justice and safety ministers from across the country have signed off on an approach to reduce violence against indigenous girls and women.

The Liberal government's vows to help Canada's indigenous people will be a top priority in the upcoming federal budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Wednesday.

Wonky weather conditions are prompting aboriginal leaders to raise concerns about the impact of climate change on winter roads.