Remains found in Kenora of missing teen Delaine Copenace
The family of Delaine Copenace are requesting privacy after they announced Delaine’s remains were found in Kenora Tuesday morning. In a Facebook page dedicated to…
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Human remains found in Brantford
BRANTFORD — Human remains have been uncovered along the Grand River in Brantford. Brantford Police said the remains were found behind Fordview Court by a…
Kashechewan children with mystery rash to be evacuated
Social media was brimming with outrage after dramatic photos surfaced showing children from the Kashechewan First Nation suffering from acute skin lesions, reportedly caused by…
NWAC President Speaks to Plight of Indigenous Women and Girls at UN
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dawn Lavell-Harvard, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, was invited to join the sixtieth session of the United Nations…
TRC Chairperson Justice Murray Sinclair appointed to Senate of Canada
OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde and AFN Manitoba Regional Chief Kevin Hart congratulated Justice Murray Sinclair on his appointment to the Senate of Canada, one of seven…
Manitoba youth arrested in murder death of Teresa Robinson
Manitoba RCMP announced they have arrested and charged a 15 year old boy in the murder death of 11 year old Teresa Robinson. Robinson went…
Reconciliation always worth taking about
BRANTFORD – These days there can never be too many conversations about reconciling the relationship between Indigenous people and settler Canadians, it’s far too important…
Proposed Algonquins of Ontario treaty could threaten First Nations land rights
OTTAWA — The Iroquois Caucus held a press conference in Ottawa declaring “resolute opposition” to the Agreement In Principle proposed capital funding and lands treaty…
Vice-principal arrested for voyeurism
BRANTFORD – A Grand Erie School Board vice-principal appeared in Brantford court last Thursday for a bail hearing after he was arrested following the discovery…
Pre-trial for Kent Owen Squire-Hill
BRANTFORD – A pre-trial for Kent Owen Squire-Hill of Six Nations took place last Wednesday in preparation for a new trial in connection with the…
K/G gala: Emotions of the past encourage thoughts for the future
OHSWEKEN – Kawenni:io/Gaweni:yo Mohawk and Cayuga Language Immersion School held a fundraiser gala to help raise funds for a new school and raised a whopping…
The family of Mel Styres reclaims Lonewolf
OHSWEKEN – You might have come across a sign reading that Darlene Jonathan-Styres is now the sole proprietor of Lonewolf, and as of Sunday, March…
Manitobans getting to know all about Wab Kinew
By Gordon Sinclair Jr. Winnipeg Free Press Mar. 12, 2016 – Wab Kinew is intelligent, articulate, multi-talented and ambitious, an assessment the 34-year-old has no…
Canada to feature woman on new bank note
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is inviting the public to nominate iconic women from Canada’s past to appear on the next issue of bank…
Tutelo bones, the Cockshutts and Tutela Heights
TUTELA HEIGHTS – Arthur Stanford is a history buff for obvious reasons. A study of early Brant and Brantford history is also a study of…