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The Royal B.C. Museum announced the hiring of a new CEO on Wednesday, one year to the day after it announced the resignation of the last person to hold the role on a permanent basis.

The museum’s board of directors said Alicia Dubois will take the helm on Feb. 28, replacing acting CEO Dan Muzyka.

One in three Indigenous Canadians haven’t had an eye exam within the last two years, according to a 2015 study commissioned by the Canadian National

Nadine Delorme returned to the Northwest Territories after learning of her birth mother's community of origin. She said she's running for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh again to advocate for changes in housing, education and child welfare.

City councillors will chose from among 21 candidates to fill a vacant Ward 1 seat.

Sonto Pooe started doing hair as a means to earn extra money for a pair of sneakers as a teenager; years later she’s the owner of successful natural hair care brand Native Child.

The Toronto detective who investigated the brutal murder of Katelynn Sampson says that when he heard the 911 call reporting her death he immediately knew something didnt add up.

BBC News By Peter Goffin image captionChristine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith has reconnected with her indigenous culture The revelations that there are hundreds of indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools have shaken Canadians. They have also increased calls for changes to the countrys foster care system, where indigenous children are vastly overrepresented. Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smith, from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, was taken by child services...

With a passion for the media industry, Kati Dijane has worked in the industry for a decade. Shes worked in various roles as a journalist, editorial assistant, digital editor, deputy managing editor and sub-editor. Shes now the founding editor of KDanielles Media...

Posted: Jun 02, 2021 11:16 AM ET | Last Updated: June 2 Though the province has brought in changes to school curriculum to include aspects of Indigenous history and residential schools, advocates say more needs to be done, starting with increased consultation.(Nic Meloney/CBC) WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. With communities across the Greater Toronto Area creating memorials for the 215 children whose bodies were discovered at a former residential school...