Indigenous Deaths

• Families call out Vancouver police over investigations into three Indigenous deaths

  Families of missing and murdered Indigenous people rallied outside the Vancouver police station on Gravely Street Monday afternoon, demanding action in three high profile cases. 

  Crime

  Feb 27, 2023
  
• Vigil to be held in memory of three Indigenous deaths on Lower Mainland

  The vigil is being held in memory of two Indigenous women and one Indigenous girl that have died in Metro Vancouver.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2022
  
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• Brampton school ditches Sir John A. Macdonald’s name, honours Indigenous elder

  A Brampton public school changed its name to 'the Water Walker’ in Ojibwe, to honour water rights advocate Josephine Mandamin instead of Sir John A. Macdonald.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
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• Families concerned over reinvestigation of Indigenous deaths in Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Lawyers and family members said Tuesday that they remain in the dark about what steps have been taken since 2019 when the police chief announced the reinvestigations.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2021
• Indigenous 5 times more likely to die in fire: StatCan

  ``It's incredibly daunting for sure. It's disturbing and it's a concern,'' said Len Garis, who is former chief of the Surrey, B.C., fire service.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2021
• Canadaland’s ‘Thunder Bay’ podcast about deaths of Indigenous youth to be adapted for TV

  Northwood Entertainment and the producers of Canadaland's 'Thunder Bay' are teaming up to develop the podcast into a TV drama series.

  Entertainment

  Jul 11, 2019
• Deaths of at least 9 Indigenous people in Thunder Bay to be reinvestigated by police

  An external review found serious flaws with the original probes, the city's chief of police said this week.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2019