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QUEBEC — Smoke continued to billow from wildfires burning across northern Quebec on Monday, grounding water bombers and causing widespread smog warnings farther south. There were 114 fires burning across the province as of Monday…

Street fighting was a part of growing up for Quinn Blacksmith in Cree Nation of Oujé-Bougoumou, about 500 kilometres north of Montreal. "My buddies would get into fights … Somehow end up having to defend ourselves," Blacksmith said. In…

A 24-year-old martial artist originally from a northwestern Manitoba First Nation says while she's happy to be coming home from an international tournament with three medals, she's also proud to be one of the few Indigenous women competing…

A goalie from Canoe Lake Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan is playing for Team Canada in the International University Sports Federation winter games this week in Lake Placid, N.Y.Roddy Ross has been playing as a goalie since he was six…

A Cree woman from northern Quebec had a little bit of light added to a deeply challenging time this week, thanks to a 10-minute video chat with Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price. Shirley Wischee Moar found out in early January that…

In every corner of Elgar Petersen arena, there are tributes to the victims of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash.Two memorial benches greet visitors on their way into the venue: one made of hockey sticks; a second, in Broncos…

For Cree singer-songwriter Siibii, changing their name and reclaiming their Indigenous identity feels good. "With my Eenou name, I feel so much more well-equipped. I feel pride and I feel a confidence," said the 22-year-old Montreal-based…

It was late September, 2021, when Dr. Marie-Josée Brouillette says she first consulted with a patient who would go on to be the driving force for a new menu item at the McGill University Health Centre.George Matches, 69, was a Cree man from…

A Cree family with roots in the James Bay regions of northern Ontario and Quebec says it's happy to be able to show some important Indigenous representation on the latest season of Family Feud Canada.The Wabano family were in Toronto last…

As most people in James Smith Cree Nation were still sleeping, violence erupted. The killings began in homes around the northern part of the community before sunrise — at least three attacks, followed by five more in the central village and…