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The article focuses on the meetings hosted by the National Chief of the Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada (IPAC) which aims to inform people about the organization and to get feedback about their local issues and concerns. According to IPAC chief Dwight Dorey, they fought for people to regain their status and their rights. It adds that reports will be compiled by IPAC for government funders containing the priorities identified by the communities.

The article reports on the Sisters in Spirit vigil organized by the Native Women's Resource Centre in Allan Gardens in Toronto, Ontario on October 4, 2015 to remember the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

The article discusses struggle of Indigenous people in Canada. Topics discussed include Bert Crowfoot of the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) to address the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, issue over taypayer dollars provided to Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) to provide its services and role of AMMSA in helping bridge the gap of understanding between Indigenous peoples and Canadian society, and support for Indigenous journalists.

The article reports that a study funded by Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) on professional knowledge and experience of Aboriginal teachers in Canadian public schools revealed that racism is denied in education. It states that Aboriginal teachers experienced rejection on their qualifications and capabilities, partiality against Aboriginal students, and rudeness. It mentions the inadequacy of institutional responses, and says that Aboriginal education supporters are needed to combat racism.

Provides information on the Freedom River Counseling Group, a division of the Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Historical background on the initiation of the group; Remarks from group director Kene Jackson on the staff of the group; List of seminars that will be presented by the group.

The article reports that type 2 diabetes in Canada in reaching epidemic proportions, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Topics covered include estimated number of Aboriginal people affected, the end of the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) federal health care program in 2015 and the importance of renewing ADI.

The article reports that Canada's Specific Claims Tribunal issued a decision on February 19, 2013 in favor of the Indegenous group Kitselas First Nation's specific claim to its village lands in Gitaus, but the federal government of Canada appealed the decision and forced a judicial review. Mel Bevan, a negotiator with Kitselas Treaty Office urged the group to appeal. According to Bevan, a win by the government would have a large impact on First Nations in British Columbia, Canada.

The article highlights the Trapline Marathon which was held in Labrador on October 9, 2009. The event features three separate races and aims to honor the trappers that left North West River and trekked inland each fall to tend to their trap lines. Jamie Snook, president of the Trappers Running Club which organizes the marathon, reports that support for the marathon is growing. The Aboriginal connections to North West River are discussed.

Reports on the establishment of the Islamic Institute of Civil Justice by a group called the Canadian Society of Muslim to apply the legal code called Shariah based on the Koran settle disputes over property, inheritance, marriage and divorce in Canada. Expansion of the Muslimp population; Contradiction of Shariah to the Canada's bill of rights; Allowable forms of punishment in some Muslim societies under an extreme variation of Shariah.

Keiko Miki, president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians, attended a ceremony in Winnipeg on April 14, 2004 to call on the government of Canada to compensate former residential school students for loss of language and culture. It was 16 years to the day after some 500 Japanese-Canadians and their supporters had rallied on Parliament Hill in 1988 to call for redress for people of Japanese heritage who had been denied basic human and citizenship rights by Canada during and after the Second World War.

Looks into the issue on who is going to vote at the confederacy meeting of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Schedule for the said meetings; Specification of Article 11 of the AFN Charter used as the basis for the said meetings; Discussion of the organizational problems faced by the association.

Discusses the procedure for getting paid for songs through royalties in Canada. Royalty clauses in a publishing contract; Rates of royalties; Responsibilities of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.

Reports on the implementation of the Copyright Act in relation to the music recording business in Canada. Support of the American Federation of Musicians to Canadian musicians; Duties and responsibilities of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd.; Term and conditions of the Copyright Act.

Reports on the 25th anniversary celebration of the Ojibway and Cree Cultural Center in Ontario. Organizational services; Role of the organization for the preservation of the culture, language, traditions and history of the First Nation people; Highlights of the ceremony.

Presents news briefs concerning universities and colleges around the world as of July 21, 2000. Meeting of Israel's Commission for Lowering University Tuition; How Chinese students managed to get student visas to Canada by suing the head of Canada's immigration service; Assignment of Internet addresses to be handled by the Canadian Registration Authority rather than the University of British Columbia.

Provides information on the tax revolt in Canada. Percentage of tax increase since 1995; Canada's tax load; Findings of a research by the Canadian Tax Foundation on average disposable income for Canadians; Information on the Canadian Alliance; Comparison of the corporate income tax between Canada and Japan.

Reports on the resumption of work at the port of Vancouver and other Canadian west-coast ports on November 15, 1999. Industrial impact of the lockout of waterfront workers; Reason for the decision of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association to end the lockout.

Focuses on the Cascadia concept of regional cooperation in the area of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to British Columbia. How the United States and Canada are more economically and culturally intertwined; Comments of Paul Schell, mayor of Seattle, Washington; Signs of regional cooperation; How organizations like the Discovery Institute in Seattle and the Cascadia Planning Group envision more cooperative ventures.

Reports increase in newsprint output of Canada in September 1994 in comparison with year-earlier figure, according to Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. Details of the report.

Reports on the increase in the market-pulp or wood pulp shipments of Canada for May 1996 by 12 percent, that reflected stronger overseas demand, according to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association.

Reports on the decline in newsprint production in Canada for April 1996 according to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. Statistics of output inventories.

Reports that the Christian Brothers and the Newfoundland government have awarded Shane Earle, a 28-year-old former orphanage resident an out-of-court settlement. Claims of sexual and physical abuse.

Reports that the government of Quebec is facing a lawsuit from the McGill University Student Society which challenges the provincial policy of charging higher tuition to students from other Canadian provinces. Comments on mobility rights from Tara Newell, president of the society; Figures; Lack of federal involvement in the issue.