Indigenous

WINNIPEG — First Nations chiefs in northern Manitoba are calling for restrictions on alcohol purchases following an uptick in violent crimes, including a series of stabbings in one community over the weekend.

TORONTO — Scattered throughout Kenzie Allen's debut poetry collection are familiar names: Indiana Jones, Pocahontas, Yoko Ono.

WINNIPEG — The appointment of longtime broadcaster Charles Adler to the Senate is being criticized in some quarters, including by a member of the federal cabinet.

An organization representing Indigenous peoples in Manitoba says a First Nation in the northern part of the province is imposing a curfew for all residents following a night of stabbings in the community.

TORONTO — Elisapie can’t quite put her finger on it but something within her has recently changed. The thought crosses the soft-spoken musician's mind as she ponders her sudden flurry of accomplishments.

OTTAWA — The federal government is backtracking on a move to limit funding for searches of former residential school grounds.

A coroner's inquest jury looking into the death of an Ontario First Nations woman has begun deliberating its findings and recommendations after hearing closing arguments in the case Thursday.

WHITEHORSE — A judge has granted an order appointing a receiver to take control of assets at a gold mine closed after a massive slide of cyanide-contaminated ore in June, Yukon's justice minister said.

SANDY BAY, SASK. — The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says crews have spent more than a month fighting an escalating fire near Sandy Bay, Sask.

BUNIBONIBEE CREE NATION, MAN. — A northern Manitoba First Nation is being evacuated as a nearby wildfire threatens to edge closer to the community because of wind.