The City of Medicine Hat is planning to move an old labour hall on the city’s outskirts for a new, all-hours location for The Mustard Seed charity. This move marks a significant milestone in a year-long effort by the city, the Calgary-based non-profit, and the Alberta government to consolidate The Mustard Seed’s local daytime and […]

Construction on a multimillion-dollar transitional housing project in St. Andrews, Manitoba, is underway. The facility, which will house 10 furnished apartments and wraparound supports, will include a child-care centre, trauma-informed counselling, education and employment services, recreational spaces, and a community garden. The facility is expected to open next spring. The Infinity Women Secretariat, a Métis

The Kajusivik residence in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, has opened and will soon welcome adult students from across the region. The two-storey residence can accommodate up to 84 people, a significant increase from the previous building’s capacity of 10. The project, which cost $55 million and received funding from the federal government and Quebec’s Ministry of Education,

Construction has commenced on a $20-million modular housing factory in Kirkland Lake, aimed at providing sustainable housing solutions for First Nations communities in northern Ontario. Managed by Keepers of the Circle, a group associated with the Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group, the 24,000-square-foot facility seeks to alleviate issues like overcrowding and mold that many communities

Two Indigenous-led organizations in Vancouver, the Aboriginal Front Door Society (AFDS) and Watari Counselling and Support Services, are facing potential cutbacks to their vital drop-in services for unhoused residents in the Downtown Eastside. Established with provincial funding during a 2022 encampment decampment process, these services are now at risk as the City of Vancouver has

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has ruled in favor of residents at a Kitchener encampment, preventing the Region of Waterloo from evicting them before a November court hearing. The region had passed a bylaw to clear the encampment by December 1, to make way for Metrolinx’s transit hub. However, the court decision stops enforcement of

The B.C. Supreme Court has mandated that the Canadian government must modify the Indian Act by April 2026 to align with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This ruling stems from a legal challenge by descendants of individuals who renounced their Indian status, with the court determining that provisions denying status based on family history

The Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) has been awarded $335,000 in federal funding to train 35 new wildland firefighters, aimed at expanding its firefighting capacity. This funding will allow the training of Indigenous firefighters, incorporating traditional cultural burning practices alongside modern firefighting techniques. Bonnie Austman, the council’s emergency management coordinator, emphasized that First Nations often lack

The City of Calgary has launched its first Indigenous-led affordable housing initiative, Maa’too’maa’taapii Aoko’iyii’piaya, aimed at addressing the housing needs of Indigenous people in the city. With a $30 million investment, the project will create between 150 and 350 units, marking a historic step in reconciliation. Elder Jackie Bromley of Kainai Nation, who gifted the

Neskantaga First Nation has launched a new child and family services program aimed at reducing the number of Indigenous children in foster care, a system that disproportionately affects Indigenous communities. Chris Moonias, the program’s manager and former chief, emphasizes that the program will be run by community members for the community, focusing on prevention and