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It's rare to see accountability over a church burning. It's unheard of to see an official apologize for pushing the inciting 'blood libel.'

OTTAWA — An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Man. said the shorter season is giving community members a run for their money with the window for winter road travel gradually shrinking.

Federal support for Indigenous hunters and fishers tackling food insecurity in northern communities is poised to fall by 80 per cent. The decision comes as the government continues to pour millions into a subsidy program researchers say is lining grocers' pockets without providing adequate food to those most in need. 

Twenty-eight of the Bearspaw First Nation’s roughly 2,000 members died primarily of opioid poisoning in 2022, according to Chief Darcy Dixon.

The Alberta community of fewer than 2,000 members has seen 16 deaths since April. Leaders say they are struggling to fund funerals and that life expectancy has dropped dramatically

The chief of Bearspaw First Nation has penned a letter to Indigenous Services Canada calling for help, saying his community doesn't have adequate resources to deal with the deadly effects of the ongoing opioid crisis.