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

The findings in the Upano Valley, researchers say, counter racist and dismissive attitudes about Amazonian heritage

Work on a water line near the city’s Greektown section has turned up human remains believed to be at least 700 years old

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

Wanda Nanibush's departure has been linked to a leaked letter accusing her of “posting inflammatory, inaccurate rants against Israel”

Stan Douglas, Ken Lum, Douglas Coupland and others are helping efforts to raise C$8m for housing for Vancouver’s homeless

The Royal Ontario Museum had edited wall text and cropped an image of a painting, which the artist says amounted to “censorship and alteration”

The annual exhibition is one of several contemporary art events taking place in the region

The 2,700-year-old lamassu—a protective deity—had been excavated previously, in 1992, but was reburied for its protection

Two artists, Heba Zagout and Muhammed Sami Qariqa, are among the nearly 4,000 Gazans who have died in the escalating conflict

Saint Porphyrius, a sanctuary for both Christians and Muslims and believed to be the world's third oldest church, was bombed on Thursday with at least 18 Christian Palestinians reportedly killed

A new documentary chronicling Nyoman Nuarta’s 28-year struggle to build the world’s fifth-tallest statue also doubles as a portrait of contemporary Indonesia

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

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

The ancient site of Tell es-Sultan in Jericho is one of many archaeological sites in the region whose status has been mired in political and territorial disputes

The celebratory event marked a major milestone in a process begun in 2004; the new building is expected to be complete in 2028

Affected sites include the Tinmel mosque in the High Atlas Mountains, which is feared to have been almost completely destroyed

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

Respini, previously the chief curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, comes to the Vancouver museum as it plans a major building project

The find unearthed by Palestinian archaeology students includes sarcophagi decorated with dolphins and vineyards

Cultural heritage officials are calling for greater protections of historic structures as the Siraji minaret in Basra is torn down for road expansion

Marking the centennial of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the museum’s inaugural exhibition is “the story of the Chinese community’s darkest period in Canada”

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 Royal Ontario Museum returned an ornate saddlebag and ceramic pipe to descendants of Poundmaker

A new project dubbed the “Garden of Civilization” is bringing replicas of iconic Iraqi heritage to the courtyard of the museum in Basra