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COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know

There were 1,662 active cases of COVID-19 in First Nations as of Oct. 18, with the majority of new cases reported in Saskatchewan and Alberta, according to the latest data from Indigenous Services Canada.

Indigenous October 20

Indigenous Chef Stéphane Levac shares a favourite recipe

Canada Nova Scotia Community October 20

Mary May Simon promises 'positive' workplace at Rideau Hall in 1st interview as Governor General

Politics October 20

Coalition expands access to books for young Indigenous children in SW Ontario

Canada London October 20

Gitanmaax members stop child from being taken from community by social workers

A group of Gitxsan matriarchs, hereditary chiefs, elected chiefs and community members blocked B.C. social workers from apprehending one of their children Saturday.

Indigenous October 20

BMO apologizes after guard asks residential school survivor to leave Winnipeg bank on 2 occasions

An Indigenous woman in Winnipeg says she plans to keep working with a bank on reconciliation efforts at the institution despite being asked to leave the downtown branch on two recent occasions.

Canada Manitoba October 20

Mural depicting colonial history of Prince George to be demolished

The image has been criticized for its depiction of Indigenous people, but Lheidli T'enneh First Nation chief Dolleen Logan has asked for it be preserved to remind people of Canada's colonial past.

Canada British Columbia October 19

Tk'emlups leaders' open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation

Canada British Columbia October 19

Trudeau says Catholic officials must 'step up' morally, financially for residential school survivors

Canada Saskatoon October 19

Montreal Native Women's Shelter seeks inquiry into youth protection

Canada Montreal October 19

Amanda Leas 'humbled, grateful' to be next chief of Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

Canada North October 20

Six Nations official says no consultation done in Cambridge warehouse development

Canada Hamilton October 19

Trudeau visits First Nation, apologizes for skipping invitation on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Politics October 19

4 Sask. residents share their stories of favourite traditional foods and family connection

Laura Sciarpelletti

Canada Saskatchewan October 19

Sandy Bay First Nation water treatment plant shot at multiple times while staffed, police say

Canada Manitoba October 18

Métis chef excited to be part of Canada's largest food and film festival

Canada Saskatchewan October 18

Manitoba expands 3rd-dose eligibility to all First Nations people living on reserve

Darren Bernhardt

Canada Manitoba October 18

Norway House Cree Nation calls for help as COVID-19 cases climb

Canada Manitoba October 18

Qalipu First Nation band council voting open online and by phone

Canada Nfld. & Labrador October 18

Ontario coroner says it's possible deaths tied to residential schools were missed, reviewing decades-old cases

Canada Hamilton October 18

Kamloops residential school survivor calls for leadership on reconciliation, funding ahead of PM's visit

Christian Paas-Lang

Politics October 18

Anishinaabe U of M student building portable device to detect breast cancer earlier

Canada Manitoba October 18

Northern Indigenous communities in Sask. have twice as many active COVID-19 cases, data shows

Dayne Patterson

Canada Saskatchewan October 17

Indigenous knowledge keepers teach others to look to the stars

Indigenous October 17

Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move

Politics October 17

Spotlight on Indigenous women's rights as World March of Women's 5th action wraps up

Canada Montreal October 17

Resistance at the residential school: Survivors recall 3 hours of freedom in little-known riot

Radio The Doc Project October 17

'It's not right': Rallies organized to support Indigenous women after Winnipeg taxi drivers charged

Canada Manitoba October 17

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