Funeral held for Indigenous man killed last week by RCMP in New Brunswick
METEPENAGIAG, N.B. — A funeral was held Friday in eastern New Brunswick for Rodney Levi, the 48-year-old Indigenous man from the Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation who…
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Blair says feds want to make First Nations policing an ‘essential service’
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says First Nations policing needs to be made an essential service — something Indigenous leaders have been pressing…
Indigenous women’s group wants RCMP action to end ‘needless deaths’
OTTAWA — A national group representing Indigenous women is urging the RCMP to quickly take steps — including equipping Mounties with body cameras — to…
Return of Indigenous remains, artifacts vital part of reconciliation: adviser
VICTORIA — Dan Smith of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation says the repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural objects has been a long time…
Six Nations Early Years and Child Care Services to Reopen Programs
OHSWEKEN — Child care providers on Six Nations say they are developing a strategy to re-open daycare and programming in a Phase 2 stage of…
Six Nations Police raise money for Food Bank
OHSWEKEN — The Six Nations Police launched a food bank initiative bottle drive to raise money for the Six Nations Food Bank. Six Nations Police…
Gas leak forces evacuation
BRANTFORD — A construction crew accidentally cut a natural gas pipeline in Brantford’s north end on Tuesday morning, resulting in the evacuation of local residents.…
Police investigate home invasion
BRANTFORD — City police says they are looking for four suspects involved in an early morning home invasion Monday. Around 12:30 a.m. on June 15,…
Pride flag-raising events goes virtual for 2020
BRANTFORD — Annual Pride Flag raising events in the region were celebrated online this year in the city of Brantford and Brant County. Members of…
Six Nations Police raise money for Food Bank
OHSWEKEN — About ten people from Six Nations organized themselves to stop traffic near Painter Road and Highway 54 on Monday. The individuals said they…
Blockades removed, roads and business open on Six Nations
OHSWEKEN — The border checkpoints that closed off the Six Nations community for nearly four months have now been taken down. Workers removed the concrete…
Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council Stands in Solidarity Against Systemic Racism, Economic Equality and Policies of Opposition that Devalue Us As People
The Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council stands in solidarity with the family of Chantel Moore. Chantel’s death has brought to light what…
Trucks, tools stolen from farm
BRANT — On Monday, June 8, 2020, at approximately 4:03 p.m. OPP County of Brant Detachment investigated a report of stolen vehicles from a Highway…
Black MPs, senators call for government action against systemic racism
OTTAWA — A group of Black parliamentarians and their allies are calling on all levels of government to take action to reduce systemic racism in…
Chief calls for review of racism in RCMP
THUNDER BAY — Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler is calling for an investigation into systemic racism – and the use of force…