The YMCA of the National Capital Region and Commonwealth Games Canada are holding outdoor sports camps throughout the summer because they say newcomers to Canada often have questions like: How do I tap into the local sports league? Will I be asked to remove my hijab? What if I don’t understand the language well enough? 

Across Canada, a growing number of comedians are turning to their mother tongues on stage — not just as a stylistic choice, but as a way to tell more honest stories, reclaim histories shaped by migration and colonialism, and introduce audiences to perspectives not often heard.

In Old Crow, Yukon – a fly-in community north of the Arctic Circle – Christine Creyke practices hide tanning for her own mental health, and shares her skills to promote community well-being. She wants to pass on vital cultural knowledge to the next generation.

This year’s theme was celebrating together, so they called it a Multicultural Powwow, bringing together a “remarkable range of cultures on a single stage” in an authentic expression of Canadian diversity in action.

Montreal’s Old Port is set to come alive this weekend as the Indo-Canadian Diaspora of Quebec (ICDQ) presents the Indian Food Festival and Holi celebration, also known as the Flavours & Colors Festival 2026.

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Families dressed in traditional regalia and danced at the Wáhkóhtowin powwow at The Forks in the afternoon. The event was among several activities, performances and cultural experiences taking place in Manitoba this weekend as part of festivities held annually during the summer solstice.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities gathered in Victoria Park in London, Ont., on Friday to celebrate Indigenous Solidarity Day. There was a traditional ceremony, singing, dancing, drumming, food, crafts and conversations.

Toronto is home to so many different cultures and cuisines, Indigenous dishes are still hard to find. For many chefs, the reason is high costs.

In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, we've rounded up nine books, TV shows and movies to consume this month and beyond.

Language barriers create a hidden but serious form of mobility exclusion, and the burden of adapting should fall on transit systems, not riders.

Kelly Burke says her office will continue intervening in court cases involving minority-language rights, particularly when they touch on education.

Language that fails to explicitly name women has historically excluded them. And that exclusion is an active, reversible mechanism that’s now resurfacing.

When popular villains in cartoon shows and movies speak in foreign-accented English, the young children watching the conniving depictions also seem to pick up language biases, Canadian researchers say.

With two extra days, the festival will feature events in both Victoria and Vancouver this year

An unfortunate typo on French-language posters promoting a public space improvement program has prompted their swift removal from Ottawa's downtown.

What was supposed to be a weekend of cheerful cultural celebration took on a more serious fundraising mission. The Taste of Venezuela Festival began with a moment of silence to recognize the suffering of friends and families back home living through the aftermath of two deadly earthquakes.

A family group from the Kawacatoose and Piapot First Nations in Saskatchewan has been singing and dancing at events across the country for 20 years, and now includes three generations.

Attendees of all ages can experience diverse traditions through more than 50 cultural pavilions. Take in live music and entertainment across eight stages, or explore the family zone, the Indigenous village, a cultural cooking arena, a beer garden, and so much more.

Restoule is a teacher from Dokis First Nation, an Ojibwe community in northern Ontario. She's ammassed almost 200,000 followers on TikTok and more than 90,000 on Instagram by posting about her people's ways of life and traditional language.

"I'm part of history where we had to hide our ceremonies and our way of talking, our language. We were forbidden because I was in residential school. And today is a wonderful day," Standingready said. "It's beautiful. I can dress now in my regalia and I can dance."

Robinson Huron chiefs and representatives have approved a draft of a language revitalization plan expected to roll out over the next three years, with feedback from many young learners of the language.

Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end.

Designed for students, by students, the Kenhtè:ke Language and Cultural Centre is open after nearly ten years of planning. Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na, the Kanien'kéha language immersion program ranging from early years to adult will now be housed in the new space.