As megaproject nears completion, methylmercury concerns at Muskrat Falls linger
JOHN’S — The $12.7-billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador is finally nearing completion, billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. But as…
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Police assessing break-in, removal of documents and computers after Central Admin protesters removed
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council members marched back into the Six Nations Central Administration building Monday morning, escorted by police and about 200 community…
Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago, StatCan says
OTTAWA — The rate and severity of crime both ticked up in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, according to Statistics Canada. The…
Wisconsin tribe sues Enbridge to force pipeline removal
MADISON — A Native American tribe in Wisconsin is suing Enbridge Inc. in hopes of forcing the Canadian company to remove a key pipeline that…
Elevated opioid risks found at Native American hospitals
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. _ U.S. government hospitals put Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for…
Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC — Chiefs who gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader's wrongful trial and execution 154 years ago say they…
Judge grants injunction on Central Admin property protests
BRANTFORD – An interim injunction was granted this afternoon – ordering protesters to leave the front lawn of the Six Nations Elected Council Central Administration…
Double homicide in Brantford
BRANTFORD — Two people have died in an apparent homicide in Brantford following an early morning shooting on Park Road South. At approximately 7:55 a.m.…
Developer to return disputed land to Kanesatake Mohawks as ecological gift
MONTREAL _ A Quebec land developer has signed an agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake to return a parcel of pine forest that was…
Hawaii protesters vow ‘prolonged struggle’ against telescope
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Protesters vowed to continue demonstrating against the construction of a giant telescope on top of a mountain some Native Hawaiians consider…
Ontario prepares for ‘very difficult’ flu season, health minister says
TORONTO _ This year's flu season will likely be a bad one, Ontario's health minister said Monday, and the province is stocking up on extra…
Three Ontario wildfire evacuees facing assault charges in Saskatchewan
Regina police say three men and one woman who were brought to Saskatchewan as wildfire evacuees from northern Ontario are facing assault charges. Police say…
‘Thunder Bay’ podcast about deaths of Indigenous youth to be adapted for TV
TORONTO _ A true-crime podcast probing the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous youth in Thunder Bay, Ont., is set to be adapted for the small…
Elected Council pursuing an injunction on protesters outside Central Admin building
OHSWEKEN — It has been a seven week long journey that this week resulted in a warning: leave the lawn or legal action will commence.…
Judge approves injunction for completion of Niagara Reinforcement Project
CALEDONIA — Superior Court Justice Elizabeth Sheard issued an injunction Tuesday evening, preventing the HCCC, HDI, 16 named individuals along with Jane Doe, John Doe…