The federal government extended eligibility for Indian status to potentially hundreds of thousands of people Thursday by bringing into force the final provisions of legislation aimed at removing sex discrimination from the Indian Act.

A new article in the journal Science urges researchers to connect with local Indigenous communities when designing studies on genetic material from ancient human remains.

Betsy Bury is one of six 2017 recipients of the Governor General's Award in commemoration of the Persons Case for her life's work in social justice and gender equality.