The number of cases of COVID-19 in First Nations reserves continues to rise this week, with 161 confirmed positive cases reported as of May 5.

The chief of Millbrook First Nation says the Nova Scotia RCMP's competition for its new communication centre was "distorted and biased," arbitrarily inflating the price of his community's proposal to reach a "predetermined outcome."

Darin Isaac has been elected chief of the Selkirk First Nation while Jeremy Harper, Morris Morrison, Carmen Lee Baker and Ashley Edzerza were voted in as councillors. Cody Sims has been elected youth councillor.

The leader of a First Nation surrounded by oilsands development is frustrated by the Alberta Energy Regulator's decision to suspend a wide array of environmental reporting requirements for oilsands companies.

More than a dozen First Nations in northeastern Ontario have closed their borders to outsiders during the pandemic. It's creating some friction, but in the long-run could help to better define what Indigenous self-government really means. 

Manitoba health officials have an agreement with First Nations leaders to track and share COVID-19 data, but the public may never know specifics of what the unique agreement yields.

Acclaimed jigger Ryan Richard, from Sandy Bay First Nation, is calling all dancers to showcase their skills in an online jigging competition.

The federal government is looking to hire paramedics who can fly up to remote First Nations in case there’s a surge of COVID-19 cases, and officials say it’s evidence of a different approach to Indigenous health care than during the H1N1 outbreak.

One of the two grocery stores in La Loche, Sask., has shut temporarily after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, according to an executive at the North West Company. 

Friends and family of Brady Francis, a 22-year-old man who died in 2018 after a hit-and-run collision, are proposing changes to make reporting vehicle collisions with wildlife mandatory in New Brunswick.

Mathias Colomb Cree Nation is wondering why the federal government ignored their community's proposal for an emergency COVID-19 response space in favour of a Calgary company's. 

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says COVID-19 infection rates among First Nations people are undercounted as a result of failures in information sharing between federal, provincial and territorial governments.

Kiuna College hopes to play an active role in the emergence of the next generation of Indigenous filmmakers and creators.

Teenager Theland Kicknosway's annual run for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is being turned into a virtual event this year, and he's calling on people from across North America to join him.

Award-winning children's book explores big questions about colonization and identity.

City of Kitchener bylaw enforcement says cooperation with physical distancing rules is weather-dependent, with more people getting out and about on sunny days. Wilfrid Laurier University professor Anne Wilson tells CBC Kitchener-Waterloo why some may be tempted to bend the rules as time goes by.

More than 1,000 people looking for work in the tech industry are signed up for a virtual job fair on Thursday afternoon.

Waterloo regional police have charged three people and identified a suspect in a fatal February hit and run on Highland Rd. W.

Wellington OPP say three people made off with electric toothbrushes worth more than $700 from a pharmacy in Erin, Ont., on Wednesday.

More than 400 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Waterloo region, new numbers released by Region of Waterloo Public Health Thursday morning showed.

This week on CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's The Morning Edition, we heard about a bagpipe duo performing outside of long-term care homes, a retreat welcoming foreign workers and ducklings saved from a storm drain.

Taking mom out for Mother's Day brunch is a tradition for many. But with people staying home and restaurants closed except for delivery or pick-up, this year's Mother's Day will be a little bit different. Food columnist Andrew Coppolino looks at options.

As part of the province's approach to curbing the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a number of rules in place that people have to follow. Kitchener and Waterloo bylaw officials offer some insight on what's allowed and what's not.

Waterloo regional police two police badges were stolen from a home in Cambridge.

Ten new cases of COVID-19 reported as of Friday morning, bringing the total of cases to 897. Three more people in Waterloo region have also died from COVID-19.

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo speaks to a motherhood expert about managing work and child care during the pandemic.

About half of the confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo region have been marked as resolved, according to numbers released by Region of Waterloo Public Health on Saturday.

Restrictions on public gatherings and visiting family in long-term care homes are not likely to be lifted for a while, Premier Scott Moe said.

Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain as Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ottawa Senators have named Anthony LeBlanc as their president of business operations. LeBlanc was most recently a founding partner of Schooner Sports and Entertainment, a group trying to bring a CFL team to Halifax.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters isn't spending much time evaluating Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool, as neither are expected to set foot in the CFL for some time, if ever.

Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats running back and three time Grey Cup champion Dave Fleming has died. He was 76. The Tiger-Cats made the announcement on Thursday. A cause of death was not provided.

The CFL and CFL Players' Association have halted discussions on potential contingency plans for the 2020 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jamal Campbell was never quite sure how the box of food ended up at his home while growing up in the community of Jane and Finch in Toronto, but he understood what it meant to his family.

The new reality of life under COVID-19 means Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia will be physically alone in his basement while he and his staff participate in the CFL draft.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says big public events, including professional sports, will be on the back burner when the province announces plans to reopen sectors of its economy that were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in discussions with the CFL, which is seeking financial support to help with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An associate professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management calls the CFL's bid for securing financial aid from the Canadian government a "Hail Mary pass."

The B.C. Lions opened the draft with a bang, securing the No. 1 pick from the Calgary Stampeders then taking Williams first overall.

The CFL and CFL Players' Association are going to get back to talking. A league source said Monday the two sides have agreed to resume discussions on potential contingency plans for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NDP wants the Saskatchewan government to delay Phase 2 of its reopening plan, currently scheduled for May 19.

Ralph Goodale says building water diversion conduits in Lake Diefenbaker could help grow Saskatchewan's economy and environment but it comes with a $3 billion price tag.

Even though this year's food truck season is looking dicey, Tyler Schmidt says he's doing his best to find business where he can.

Watch a recording of the physically distant performance of The Gay Card.

Saskatchewan's unemployment rate soared in April due to the COVID-19 economic shutdown but an economist says it's not likely to get much worse.

This collection of songs heard on Saskatoon Morning will be updated weekly.

Police say the two men, ages 38 and 45, were confined and assaulted in a motel in the 600 block of Idylwyld Drive on Tuesday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. CST.

Michell Jesse said the personal care home operators she represents have been frustrated trying to keep up with the government's direction during an already stressful time.

A Saskatchewan daughter said her mom has been “confined” to her room at a government run health-care facility due to COVID-19.