Laser pointed at airplane prompts investigation
OHSWEKEN — On July 10, 2020, at 9:55 PM, Six Nations Police say there was a report from air traffic control regarding a green laser…
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Six Nations and Brantford see spike in new COVID-19 cases, Health officials urge masks, physical distancing as area moves into Stage 3 reopening
OHSWEKEN/BRANTFORD — Ohsweken Public Health officials have confirmed another case of the COVID-19 while Brantford-Brant confirmed another four cases including an outbreak at a local…
Land Back Camp continues in Kitchener
By Cory Bilyea KITCHENER – The O:se Kenhionhata:tie occupation camp at Victoria Park has entered its third week and they have faced the good, the…
Six Nations Rebels are a well-respected winning organization
The Six Nations Rebels are a proud organization with a rich tradition of winning. After entering the Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior ‘B’ circuit in 1996,…
Ontario scrapping birth alerts across the province starting in October
TORONTO — A system that disproportionately targets racialized and Indigenous families by alerting authorities about the pending birth of children believed to be at risk…
New cases of COVID-19 could make masks mandatory
BRANTFORD — An employee at Lowe’s in Brantford and at the LCBO in Burford have tested positive for COVID-19. Brant County Health Unit’s Medical Officer…
County issues water ban for Mt Pleasant, Tutela Heights
BRANT — The County of Brant has issued a temporary ban on outdoor water use for residents in the Mount Pleasant and Tutela Heights area…
One third of Indigenous workers in Canada in jobs facing automation, says report
TORONTO — One-third of Canada's Indigenous workers are in jobs facing a high risk of automation, a new report has found. Researchers at the Canadian…
Overdose deaths increase by 93 per cent among B.C.’s First Nations
VANCOUVER — The First Nations Health Authority says 89 members of its community fatally overdosed from illicit drugs across British Columbia between January and May,…
First Nations coalition rejects recommendation to lift Sen. Beyak’s suspension
OTTAWA — A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak's suspension from the Senate.…
Provinces pose challenge to Indigenous child welfare reform: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says provincial governments that want to cling to their authority over child welfare…
White throated sparrows change their tune from a three note to a two note
VANCOUVER — White-throated sparrows are changing their tune — an unprecedented development scientists say has caused them to sit up and take note. Ken Otter,…
Ontario to end streaming in Grade 9, early years suspensions
TORONTO — Ontario will soon join the rest of Canada by doing away with an educational practice that perpetuates racism throughout the system, the provincial…
Ontario reports 112 new cases of COVID 19, two new deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 112 new cases of COVID-19, and two new deaths due to the novel coronavirus. The total number of cases now…
Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval
OTTAWA — Several B.C. First Nations vowed Thursday to keep their fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion going, despite losing what appears to be…