A prolific painter helped open doors for contemporary artists at a time when Indigenous art was often confined to ethnographic museums

The artists—and pop star Avril Lavigne—were among 83 new appointees to the Order of Canada

In addition, it was discovered that the provincial government agreed to pay almost C$1m to make its controversial case for moving the Ontario Science Centre, which closed permanently Friday due to structural decay

Nico Williams has created a series of colourful interventions along an elevated highway that cuts through the city centre

Last spring Pope Francis said “this is going on, with Canada”, but since there has been little movement on repatriation

From an initial field of 30 nominees, a shortlist of just six artists is now competing for the prize

The famed explorer died aboard the Quest in 1922; the ship sank in the Labrador Sea 40 years later

David Voss reportedly led a forgery operation that created more than 1,500 fake Norval Morrisseau works over 23 years

Works by Jean Paul Riopelle, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and other titans of Canadian art history contributed to the evening’s total take of C$22.6m

Thirty artists are nominated for the Sobey Art Award this year, with the total purse for the award growing to C$465,000

The provincial government passed legislation to push through a controversial, publicly funded development of Ontario Place

This year’s winners of the prestigious Canadian honour include the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona and Saskatchewan-based curator Michelle Jacques

The institution's “gift to the city, the province and beyond”, OpenROM will upgrade its public space, improve accessibility and add 6,000 sq. ft of galleries

Wanda Nanibush left the institution after a letter accusing her of “hate speech” was circulated by the group Israel Museums and Arts, Canada

The longtime Winnipeg Art Gallery director's Order of the Buffalo Hunt, one of Manitoba’s highest honours, has also been posthumously rescinded

An exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery grapples with how the museum ended up with ten fake works previously attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of the famous Group of Seven

The action, staged on International Human Rights Day, lasted 64 minutes in observance of the 64 days since the Israel-Hamas war began

The historic property in Ottawa needs more than $27m worth of repairs, but creating a brand new residence could cost more

Stanley C. Hunt’s memorial monument features carvings of 130 faces, representing Indigenous children whose remains were found in unmarked graves near a school site

A retrospective opening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts gives overdue attention to the work of the Venezuelan American who graced fashion magazine covers in the 1960s before fading away from the limelight

The Audain Prize, given annually to an artist based in British Columbia, comes with a C$100,000 cash prize

Director Isiah Media’s new film “He Thought He Died”, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, was shot in part inside the storage facilities of an Ontario museum

Canada is the first country other than Ukraine to sanction Mikhail Piotrovsky for his support of Russia’s invasion

The work and life partners converted a former furniture showroom into a venue for their complex, large-scale installations

A dig on Vancouver Island has revealed archaeological remnants of a 250-person fishing community

While plans for an off-site storage and research building move forward, questions remain about the museum’ aging facilities, its community engagement efforts and who will lead it next

A survey of the 90-year-old activist, artist and documentarian’s tells a parallel story about the shifting relationship between Canada and its First Nations peoples

The painting was one of four Carr works featured in the first Canadian presentation at the Venice Biennale, in 1952

Eight suspects are arrested and more than 1,000 works seized following investigation into forgeries of paintings by the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau

The Paris-based multi-disciplinary artist received the Frieze Artist Award in 2018 and the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2020