Single vehicle crash sends man to hospital
CALEDONIA — OPP are investigating a single-vehicle collision that sent a 21-year-old driver to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred on March 1 on…
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Iroquois Lodge declares outbreak
OHSWEKEN – Iroquois Lodge is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19. The long-term care home on Six Nations of the Grand River notified Ohsweken Public Health…
Pandemic recovery funding for Woodland Cultural Centre
BRANTFORD — Woodland Cultural Centre, the home of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School, will receive pandemic recovery funding from the Ontario government. In Brantford-Brant,…
6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images
BOSTON — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'' and “If I Ran the Zoo'' —…
Author Eden Robinson taking a ‘breather’ after closing the book on Trickster trilogy
For author Eden Robinson, saying goodbye to the “Trickster'' trilogy feels like a “mutual breakup.'' For the past decade, Robinson says the supernatural book series…
Akwesasne fundraising for new birthing centre
Akwesasne has begun fundraising for a long-awaited and much-needed birthing centre on the territory. Like many other issues, Covid has brought to light the need…
Brant mayor receives development award
BRANT COUNTY – Brant Mayor David Bailey was presented the “Community Influencer of the Year” award from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO). This…
Driver Facing Multiple Charges
YORK – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 28-year-old individual with multiple offences following a traffic stop on Haldimand Highway…
Over half polled oppose Arrowdale sale
Over half the Brantford residents polled in a recent survey oppose the controversial sale of Arrowdale Golf Course. The Friends of Arrowdale, a citizen’s group…
Six Nations schools won’t re-open until September 2021
Six Nations schools won’t re-open until September due to continually high numbers of Covid-19 cases in the community. The community is too vulnerable to risk…
Six Nations still waiting on Covid-19 vaccine supply
A Covid-19 vaccine shortage in Canada means only Six Nations’ vulnerable and at-risk populations are getting inoculated against the virus until more doses become available…
‘A victory for her children’: Trucker guilty of manslaughter in death of woman
EDMONTON — A mother bent over and wept with other loved ones in an Edmonton courtroom Friday night as a jury declared a man guilty…
COVID 19 activity declining, but variants at ‘critical juncture,’ Tam says
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer said Sunday that the collective efforts to fight COVID-19 are paying off, even as the country sits at…
Interior nominee Haaland vows ‘balance’ on energy, climate
WASHINGTON —Oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come, even as the Biden administration seeks to…
Head of new Indigenous committee aims for systemic change at Canada Energy Regulator
VANCOUVER — The chairman of a new Indigenous advisory committee at the Canada Energy Regulator says he wants to fix a system that has treated…