National Ribbon Skirt Day poised to become reality one year after Ojibway (Saulteaux) girl shamed for rocking her ribbon skirt
Ribbon skirts are a source of cultural pride for many First Nations, similar to beads or moccasins.
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New program helps private landowners harness ‘the power of a forest’
Canada’s Land Trust program will provide funding and resources to private landowners wanting to grow and preserve sustainable forests on their lots.
This Nova Scotia First Nation wants to have the first electric lobster fleet
Membertou First Nation, located in Unama'ki, has partnered with Oceans North, a marine focused charity, to switch the lobster boats off fossil fuels.
Progress in fight to save North Atlantic right whale
The latest official population estimate for the world's most endangered species of whale is grim.
Alberta premier insists sovereignty bill is not an undemocratic power grab
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting accusations that a bill granting her and her cabinet sweeping powers to rewrite laws while bypassing the legislature is an undemocratic, dangerous power grab.
China regularly intercepts Canadian military aircraft, defence staff report
China is being accused of having "regularly" intercepted a Canadian military aircraft tasked with enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea.
CSIS threat definition irrelevant to Emergencies Act decision, former directors say
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's interpretation of what constitutes a national security threat is not relevant when it comes to a government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, two of the spy agency's former directors testified at a national inquiry on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Parents can start applying today for dental care benefits, now being billed as inflation relief
Parents can apply with the Canada Revenue Agency starting today, December 1, 2022, to receive the children's dental benefit that the federal Liberals say is intended to provide cost-of-living relief to low-income Canadians but that critics say is a drop in the bucket.
Communities share stories of search for unmarked graves
On a clear summer day in August, Rebecca Blake found herself standing in a cemetery outside Edmonton searching for the graves of Inuvialuit who died in the South during a tuberculosis epidemic.
Gun owners group insist firearms ban driven by ideology while government stresses public safety
A firearm advocacy group says the Liberal government's effort to ban a wide variety of rifles is being driven by ideology, not public safety.
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki to co-host 'The Nature of Things' after her father retires
David Suzuki's daughter Sarika Cullis-Suzuki has been named the next co-host of “The Nature of Things.”
Viewers flock to watch glowing lava ooze from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano
The world's largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow.
Information about soldiers participating in 'Freedom Convoy' shared by ministerial staff
Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent to which members of the Canadian Armed Forces were supporting "Freedom Convoy" protests that had gridlocked downtown Ottawa.
Where are Canada's moose?
Moose populations are declining in many provinces, with the exception of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton. Wildlife researchers and First Nations say logging, sport hunting and climate change are to blame.
Ontario has no plan to deal with growing urban flooding, auditor general says
The Ford government in Ontario hasn’t created a plan for urban flooding, which is already costing the province and its residents billions in damages related to climate change.