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'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor

'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor

Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves' family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston.
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Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return

Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return

VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court says the Canadian government wrongfully denies people status under the country's Indian Act if their ancestors "voluntarily" gave up Indigenous status under laws that predate Confeder
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Preliminary search of Winnipeg landfill for victim of serial killer underway: Kinew

Preliminary search of Winnipeg landfill for victim of serial killer underway: Kinew

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has begun its "test phase" search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of a victim of a convicted serial killer.
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Manitoba Indigenous groups agree to work together on major infrastructure projects

Manitoba Indigenous groups agree to work together on major infrastructure projects

WINNIPEG — Two Indigenous groups in Manitoba have agreed to work together on major infrastructure and development projects. It comes as the federal government looks to fast-track projects across the country.
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Yukon, Alaska sign agreement to address missing and murdered Indigenous people

Yukon, Alaska sign agreement to address missing and murdered Indigenous people

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon has signed an agreement with the state of Alaska to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.

Cowichan title lands encompass multimillion-dollar mansions in Richmond, B.C.

The stretch of semi-rural land on No. 6 Road in Richmond, B.C., is home to blueberry farms, multimillion-dollar mansions and an 18-hole golf course.
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Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

CALDONO, Colombia (AP) — When the armed groups that operate in Colombia's drug trade need new recruits, they are increasingly turning to the children of the regions where they are active.
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Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

CALDONO, Colombia (AP) — When Patricia Elago Zetty's 13-year-old son went missing in Colombia's conflict-ridden southwest, she didn't hesitate.
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B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used by their ancestors as a summer home in what is no
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Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario

Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario

OTTAWA — First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation say nearly $1 billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Métis identity.
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