CN blames ‘time-travelling Mohawks’ for layoffs that began in 2019
Even though CN already announced it would lay off 1,600 workers beginning in 2019 because of a weakening economy, the company is still blaming Mohawk blockades for a recent round…
Retail scientists develop bot that racially profiles Indigenous shoppers online
It’s being hailed as a potentially revolutionary breakthrough: a bot that racially profiles Indigenous people who shop online. The bot, dubbed FollowDem, was unveiled at a ceremony in Mississauga, Ont.…
Woman whose ancestors stole entire continent suspects Indigenous person shoplifting
A Winnipeg woman whose ancestors were part of the theft of an entire continent is pretty sure that an Indigenous person browsing in the shop where she works is shoplifting.…
Three people line up for Boxing Day blowout in remote First Nations community
Three people braved frigid temperatures on the Crow River First Nation in northern Manitoba, some for as long as seven minutes, to get first grabs at the Nothern Shop’s Boxing…
Canadian businesses gearing up for busy Christmas racial profiling rush
Restaurants, stores and shopping centers across the country are gearing up for the busiest racial profiling period of the year—the Christmas shopping rush. “First and foremost, we’re urging people to…
Security guard who doesn’t see colour finds creative ways to racially profile Indigenous shoppers
A security guard at a Winnipeg store who says he doesn’t see colour isn’t letting that stop him from finding creative ways to racially profile Indigenous shoppers. Related story: Two…
Indigenous-owned company plans effluent pipe, sewage lagoon and nuclear waste storage facility in heart of Ottawa
An Indigenous-owned company has unveiled ambitious plans for an effluent pipe, sewage lagoon and nuclear waste storage facility — all in the heart of downtown Ottawa. “We are going to…
Walking Eagle News Weekend Update
From the Walking Eagle News weekend desk, here are the top stories making headlines in Indigenous country and beyond. Sen. Lynn Beyak now free to focus more hate on Indigenous…
Feds, provinces reach deal to give First Nations 0% of pot tax revenues
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has worked out a deal with the provinces that sees First Nations get 0% of legalized pot tax revenues. Under the deal, announced Monday, provinces and…
B.C. government goes ahead with Site C project, renamed ‘Reconciliation Dam’
The B.C. government has decided to go ahead with the controversial Site C hydroelectric project on the condition it be renamed Reconciliation Dam, the province announced on Monday. The project,…