COVID-19 cases continue to grow in the capital city of Nunavut, with many of them confirmed as the B.1.1.7 variant. With Ontario hospitals overwhelmed by their own cases of the virus, the province has now asked the military for help. Manitoba announces new public health measures to take effect soon due to its rising case numbers and hospitalizations. The N.W.T. issues COVID-19 exposure advisories in Yellowknife. The results of the recent Yukon election are once again up in the air after a court challenge of the outcome of one very tight riding.

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While new numbers show almost 30 per cent of Canadians have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, it could likely be more were it not for hesitancy about one of the options. Some of British Columbia’s harshest travel restrictions yet are now in effect. There are new developments in the death of the late Billie Wynell Johnson, the 30 year old Cree woman who went missing on Christmas Eve. A second Indigenous person has come forward with a complaint about their treatment at an Alberta hospital.

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Sipekne’katik First Nation announces its new treaty fishery plan, a move likely to put the Mi'kmaq community at odds with the Canadian government. Meanwhile, a federal deal with a different Mi'kmaq community—Listuguj First Nation—brings their hopes for a moderate livelihood fishery closer to reality. Officials in the Yukon call on whoever forms the next territorial government to invest in a safe drug consumption site. 

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Grim domestic violence figures of late from Quebec include under-served Inuit victims in the Nunavik region. A unanimous decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal on fishing rights is cause for celebration for five First Nations. The state of woodland buffalo in northern Alberta are the subject of concern for members of the Little Red River Cree Nation.

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Indigenous reaction is mixed to the latest Liberal budget, which includes 18 billion dollars in Indigenous-related spending. Traditional Six Nations chiefs call for an end to all development on disputed territory, and affirm support for an ongoing land occupation in Caledonia. Yukon's election finds an unusual way to settle an unprecedented tie in the territory’s least-populated riding. The Cree woman seen on video struggling with a Saskatoon grocery store security guard takes part in a political press conference. A jury finds former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of George Floyd.

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Highlights from the new federal budget related to Indigenous communities. First Nations leaders in Alberta question the process behind Bill C-51, a bill which would align Canadian law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Nunavut reports another increase in case numbers of COVID-19. 

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One of the people who recorded widely-seen video of a violent confrontation outside a Saskatoon grocery store has spoken out about what happened. One week after it was held, Yukon's territorial election results remain up in the air. Nunavut’s lone case count of COVID-19 has since grown to thirteen. Indigenous Services Canada minister Marc Miller responds to a question about what might be in today’s federal budget for Indigenous peoples. 

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For the first time ever, COVID-19 is present in the capital city of Iqaluit. A familiar face in the campaign to educate British Columbians about the virus now has it herself. A human trafficking investigation across multiple provinces has led to the arrest of a Mi’kmaw man in Nova Scotia. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wants a Saskatoon grocery store  security guard charged after an online video showed him in a violent struggle with a First Nations woman.

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The clock is ticking on whether the Algonquins of Barriere Lake will come back to the negotiating table with Quebec over a proposed moratorium on moose hunting. Protestors occupy an insurance company’s head office because of its work with the Trans Mountain pipeline. An Ottawa police service investigation into the May 2020 RCMP killing of a Nunavut man has exonerated the officer. A Nunavut impact review board reverses its decision to block an Inuit-run cable TV network from carrying live hearings on the controversial Mary River mine.

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A spate of recent shootings on two First Nations in Alberta has residents concerned for their safety.  A Mi’kmaw food fishery is under investigation for fishing snow crab in the waters off Nova Scotia. The Pacheedaht First Nation issues a statement criticizing the actions of 'outsiders' fighting the logging of old-growth forest on Vancouver Island. The federal Indigenous Affairs committee takes another look at Bill C-15, which proponents say would ensure Canada's laws are in agreement with UNDRIP.

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