Category Archives: Social
The RCMP have ‘let down’ Indigenous fishers facing violence in Nova Scotia: minister
OTTAWA — The RCMP in Nova Scotia have failed to properly protect Indigenous people embroiled in an ugly dispute over lobster fishing, Canada's Indigenous services minister said Monday. Marc Miller was one of four federal cabinet ministers who took part...
Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy
OTTAWA — Federal opposition parties are promising to keep fighting to get to the bottom of the WE controversy despite what they describe as Liberal threats and stonewalling. The topics will be front and centre once again when the House of
N.S. calls on Ottawa to define a ‘moderate livelihood,’ as fishing dispute boils over
HALIFAX — Calls for Ottawa to define a "moderate livelihood" fishery mounted on Sunday, as hundreds gathered in support of Indigenous lobster fishers after a heated dispute over treaty rights boiled over. Following fierce clashes outside fish pla...
N.S. First Nations chief calls for military support after lobster pound fire
A federal promise of more police resources to contain escalating violence in southwestern Nova Scotia fishing communities met with scant approval Saturday, with one First Nations leader calling for military support in the wake of a suspicious fire. Fed...
First Nations elder alleges she was questioned about alcohol use in Winnipeg hospital
WINNIPEG — A First Nations elder says her symptoms were initially ignored and she was questioned about alcohol use during a stay at a Winnipeg hospital.Sadie North, 72, said she was appalled at some of her treatment during a four-day
Mi’kmaq sell lobster outside N.S. legislature, call for repeal of sale restrictions
HALIFAX — An Indigenous group set up in front of the provincial legislature in Halifax today to sell a catch of lobster amid tension over a treaty right to fish outside of the federally designated season. More than 100 people lined
Quebec First Nation on New Brunswick border reports first case of COVID-19
POINTE-À-LA-CROIX, Que. — A First Nations community in Quebec just north of the New Brunswick border is reporting its first case of COVID-19. The Listuguj First Nation issued a statement saying it was shutting down its government operations, except for...
Online hate, racist hiring practices among targets of $15M federal anti-racism funds
OTTAWA — Combating online hate is one of the main efforts getting a financial boost from Ottawa's anti-racism strategy, with more than a dozen projects receiving federal funding Thursday. Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger listed 85 projects that will ...
Feds can use spending power to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care: Miller
OTTAWA — The federal government is ready to use its financial leverage over the health system to fight anti-Indigenous racism in health care, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says. He says that includes promoting Indigenous health workers and c...
First Nations chief calls on Trudeau to help settle Nova Scotia lobster dispute
DIGBY, N.S. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to do more than send tweets to settle an increasingly violent dispute over an Indigenous-led lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, a First Nations chief said Thursday. "Actions speak louder than words," Chief...
