Olivia Stefanovich

A Mi'kmaw mother in Nova Scotia, who was once a child in care, fears she could lose custody of her three children with disabilities because the federal government doesn’t want to pay for their essential services anymore.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an opening during a summit with regional leaders in Laos this week to step up Canada's contributions to help Southeast Asian countries facing escalating threats from China, according to experts.

For years, Coal brought joy to Parliament Hill with his jet black fur and bright green eyes. Now his pet dad is hoping the public will come to his rescue.

A group of First Nations families has reactivated a court challenge against the federal government over ongoing gender discrimination in the Indian Act because a bill created to address the issue is stalled in Parliament.

The Canadian government has launched a new interactive online map pinpointing the locations of residential schools, and experts say it will help in the search for unmarked or forgotten graves of children forced to go to the institutions.

The most prominent Indigenous women’s organization in Canada announced on Friday the departure of its chief executive officer amid internal turmoil.

The most prominent Indigenous women’s organization in Canada is undergoing a federal financial audit where preliminary evidence of “ineligible expenses” was found, while facing union-busting allegations following a mass round of layoffs, CBC News has learned.

The federal NDP and the Green Party are urging Ottawa to reopen the multi-billion dollar federal Indian day school settlement agreement.

A Cree survivor of the federal Indian day school system is asking Canada’s top court to intervene in a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement amid allegations survivors have been shortchanged and retraumatized by the compensation process, CBC News has learned.

A special parliamentary committee is set to release a report this week that will shape the federal government’s decision on whether to put the brakes on allowing mental illness as grounds for a medically assisted death.