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After a half century of activism, many Native Americans thought a bitter debate over the capital's football mascot was over two years ago when the team became the Washington Commanders .

Parks and public spaces across the country teemed with flag-waving revellers on Monday as thousands of people marked Canada Day, with many 鈥� including newly minted citizens 鈥� celebrating the unique privileges that come with being Canadian.

In the chilly waters of Vancouver Island's Barkley Sound, gardeners are at work on the sea floor.

MONCTON, N.B. 鈥� Precious Abygail Dedam twirled on stage in a plume of colour 鈥� red, pink, purple and blue. The fancy shawl dancer performed last week for a special announcement at the Atlantic Ballet of Canada in Moncton, N.B.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) 鈥� When Ngarauru Mako told her family she was calling off Christmas festivities in favor of celebrating Matariki, the M膩ori new year holiday that's experiencing a renaissance in New Zealand, her children didn鈥檛 believe her

NEMAIAH VALLEY, B.C. 鈥� Chief Joe Alphonse of the Tsilhqot鈥檌n First Nation says the 2014 court ruling that resulted in the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history triggered a decade of "huge" shifts.

OTTAWA 鈥� The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in front of a tribunal.

IQALUIT 鈥� A Toronto woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after she falsely claimed her two daughters were Inuit in order to obtain thousands of dollars in benefits.

When David Ben learned he would be appointed to the Order of Canada, his mind immediately went to the great magicians who received the honour before him.