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Designs have been completed for a major planned expansion to the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada, at the site of the former residential school in Portage la Prairie. Katherine Dornian reports.

A First Nation in northwest Alberta says its found evidence showing dozens of children died while attending a local residential school and believes there could be more. Now, it’s asking for the federal government’s help to continue the research. Erik Bay has the details.

Canvassers were out in the riding of Vancouver-Quilchena this weekend, hoping to collect enough signatures to have their MLA removed from office. The former conservative has been the center of a number of controversies, including over comments she made about residential schools. But as Paul Johnson reports, the recall campaign against Dallas Brodie is facing...

Canada committed genocide against Indigenous Peoples, according to a ruling by the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal. The international body delivered its findings following hearings in Montreal this week examining the legacy of Canada’s residential school system. Survivors and witnesses say responsibility now lies with the federal government to respond. Phil Carpenter reports.

It’s been five years since the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc announced the discovery of what’s believed to be more than 200 unmarked graves at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Aaron McArthur reports

A hearing is underway in Montreal this week in an effort to hold the Canadian government accountable for crimes against children in Canada’s residential schools. As Phil Carpenter reports, organizers hope to use the independent tribunal as a vehicle to push federal authorities to act.

The end of the road is coming for the High Level and Low Level bridges, which need to be replaced. An instructor with the Edmonton Soaring Club dies in a gliding crash. Closing arguments are heard in the trial of a woman whose two dogs killed a boy in her south Edmonton home. Alberta earmarks...

A new statement from the Kamloops-area First Nation that claimed to have found potential graves at the site of a residential school says a full consensus may never be reached on what to do about the property. Paul Johnson reports.

Survivors of the Île-À-La-Crosse are seeing compensation after being excluded from the Indian residential school’s settlement agreement. 

Community members in Port Alberni have come together to push back against yet another act of racist vandalism. As Aaron McArthur reports, the offensive graffiti targeted a tribute to children impacted by Indian residential schools.

Recent decisions from St. Albert’s city council have raised concern among some Indigenous communities, after council voted down a motion to pause the sale of land near where the Youville Residential School once stood. Katherine Ludwig reports.

Residential blading gets underway as balmy weather turns the streets to slush. Doctors continue to call on the province to recognize the crisis they say Alberta’s emergency rooms are in every day right now. The trial begins for a man accused of killing a mother during a hit-and-run with a U-Haul van. Two Edmonton school...

More than 80 years after a young girl died at a residential school in the Northwest Territories, her remains have finally been brought to her hometown. Alma Beaulieu’s grave is one of at least 50 found near the school. And as Melissa Ridgen explains, her sister spent years working to bring her home.

On Saturday, Pope Leo met with a delegation of Canadian Catholic bishops to hand back 62 Indigenous artifacts that were taken away in 1925. The Vatican is calling the transfer a sign of dialogue and respect following the late Pope Francis’ historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.

The last remaining buildings at the Christie Residential School on the Ahousaht First Nation are coming down. A number of survivors and supporters attended to watch the demolition hoping it is a step forward in their healing. Kylie Stanton has more.

It was an emotional day in Portage la Prairie, as a room full of survivors gathered to mark 50 years since the residential school there was shuttered. Katherine Dornian reports.

A Vancouver MLA is doubling down on comments made about residential schools, despite a B.C. chief calling on the premier to condemn her actions and review her conduct. Victoria Femia explains.

A local optometrist says she’s the victim of an eloborate theft that has resulted in $20,000 worth of product being stolen from her business which is only a year old. Also, the Penticton Indian Band has sent a letter to B.C. Premier David Eby condemning Dallas Brodie for going onto their land to pose for...

In this segment of This Week in Politics on “The Ben Mulroney Show”, Ben and his panel explore the implications of free speech in political roles, particularly focusing on the case of Lindsay Shepherd, a BC Conservative Party communications staffer (and herself no stranger to free speech debates) who was fired by the party for...

Work has begun to repair a totem pole linked to residential schools that was damaged in a storm earlier this year.