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Winnipeg street named after controversial bishop officially renamed in ceremony

Winnipeg street named after controversial bishop officially renamed in ceremony

WINNIPEG 鈥� Winnipeg is holding a ceremony on National Indigenous Peoples Day to rename a major street originally named for a Catholic bishop who championed residential schools.
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Minister wants B.C. to be model for aquaculture as it moves to containment

Minister wants B.C. to be model for aquaculture as it moves to containment

VANCOUVER 鈥� Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier says the country's "strict rules" on banning open-net salmon farming are necessary, since the goal is to make British Columbia "a model" in global aquaculture Lebouthillier said Thursday the
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'We're going to try:' Manitoba outlines search plan for slain First Nations women

WINNIPEG 鈥� About a dozen trained workers will begin searching this fall through mounds of material deposited at a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women, the Manitoba government announced Thursday.
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As former chief sues Assembly of First Nations, minister says Ottawa won't weigh in

As former chief sues Assembly of First Nations, minister says Ottawa won't weigh in

OTTAWA 鈥� The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says Ottawa's role is not to govern the internal accountability of the Assembly of First Nations, as its former chief launches a lawsuit against the advocacy group.
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Gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021: study

Gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021: study

TORONTO 鈥� The gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021, amounting to the average salary of a woman in the industry being about $20,000 less than her male counterpart, according to a new report.
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Indigenous women in Ecuador take on soccer by inventing a sport: handball in traditional skirts

Indigenous women in Ecuador take on soccer by inventing a sport: handball in traditional skirts

TURUCU, Ecuador (AP) 鈥� In the Indigenous community of Turucu, near the active Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador, soccer had always been a man鈥檚 thing. The only gleaming green field belongs to them, especially on weekends.
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Feds delay B.C.'s open-net salmon farms closure until 2029, offer five-year renewals

Feds delay B.C.'s open-net salmon farms closure until 2029, offer five-year renewals

VANCOUVER 鈥� With entrenched views on all sides of the salmon-farming debate in British Columbia, the federal government cast the issue five years down the road on Wednesday, saying aquaculture must move to land by 2029.
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Edmonton Oilers' outreach to Indigenous community reaches beyond pregame land recognition video

Edmonton Oilers' outreach to Indigenous community reaches beyond pregame land recognition video

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) 鈥� Before the puck drops and before 18,000 fans sing 鈥淥 Canada鈥� in unison at Edmonton Oilers home games, the audience hears from Chief Willie Littlechild.
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Canada鈥檚 settler colonial violence in three acts: Calls for solidarity on National Indigenous Peoples Day

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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鈥楧ecolonizing Lens鈥�: Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the beauty of Indigenous worldviews

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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