The inquiry is hearing its final testimony on Thursday in St. John’s, N.L., with witnesses calling for authorities to include sexual exploitation survivors in policing and protection of victims of human trafficking. Continue reading →

RCMP assistant commissioner Joanne Crampton told the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on Monday that current statistics on human trafficking are “not anywhere near” the real picture. Continue reading →

A First Nations children’s advocate says Indigenous kids are still not being treated equally because provinces and territories are shirking their responsibilities. Continue reading →

A Manitoba First Nations children’s advocate says the child-welfare system is designed to keep Indigenous families at a disadvantage. Continue reading →

The National Inquiry will listen to families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Winnipeg this week. Continue reading →

Annita Lucchesi, a PhD candidate at the University of Lethbridge, is creating a database of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls of North America, going back to 1900. Continue reading →

Myrah Whitstone’s family and members of the city’s Indigenous community held a vigil Thursday night to remember her and to plead for information about what happened to her. Continue reading →

The federal government is giving the inquiry until to April 30, 2019, to complete its work and submit its final report. The inquiry wanted a longer extension. Continue reading →

“But our issue is with Webb-Campbell claiming to be honouring my sister with a very disturbing poem that we did not approve of.” Continue reading →