Indigenous News

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ecuador’s parliament has approved a new law on protected areas that has drawn sharp criticism from Indigenous groups , legal experts and environmental advocates who say it threatens Indigenous land rights and violates both nat

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew again declared a provincewide state of emergency Thursday, as renewed wildfires forced thousands out of their homes, some for the second time in weeks.

TORONTO — Several dozen First Nations in Ontario called for the resignation of the province's environment minister Wednesday after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.

The regional district is seeking changes to better reflect rural realities under climate change, reconciliation mandates and camping on Crown lands

IQALUIT — The premier of Nunavut announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election when his term as a member of the territorial assembly expires this fall. P.J.

Ontario signed an agreement with Alberta to build infrastructure and energy corridors that include a possible railway to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region, the premiers of both provinces announced on Monday.

SPLIT LAKE — A wildfire in northern Manitoba has destroyed seven homes in a day the chief and council of the local First Nation are calling "horrendous.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday.

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's justice minister says he wants answers on why the RCMP's commanding officer in the province was abruptly removed.