Indigenous

SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the sexual assaults of 12 women while under the guise of being an Indigenous medicine man.

Donald Bolen, the archbishop of Regina, is travelling to Vatican City for Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis – a journey, he says, is to honour a pontiff who mirrored his vision and his compassion.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities on Wednesday arrested an Indigenous leader of nationwide protests in 2023 that sought to ensure then President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s transition to power while also demanding the resignation of the count

Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis led his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word.

WINNIPEG — Tréchelle Bunn has had a whirlwind month.

TORONTO — Canadian Catholics coming off the end of their Holy Week mourned Pope Francis on Monday, remembering the pontiff as a progressive leader who made the church more responsive to its rank and file.

It's been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds.

On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta. For some, the journey took days. For others, decades.

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT.

WEST VANCOUVER — Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority sai