Under pressure: Alberta to conduct hearings into Peace River pollution

After much delay, the Alberta government has finally buckled to public pressure to conduct public hearings into the pollution of the Peace River region, with…

Aboriginal Affairs critic Carolyn Bennett talks with Two Row Times

OTTAWA – The election has not yet been called, but the race is underway nonetheless. The Two Row Times conducted a telephone interview with Federal…

Lakotas face off with white supremacists in Leith, North Dakota

LEITH, North Dakota — On Sunday, September 22nd, Lakotas and Dakotas arrived in Leith, near the Standing Rock Indian Nation, to defend the town from…

“Jaywalking to jail” in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)  – a people’s organization in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver made up of over 2000 drug…

Take Back the Night

BRANTFORD – About 65 women and men took part in the Take Back the Night walk last week in Brantford. Take Back The Night is…

Mush Hole – stand or demolish

The time has come to make a decision regarding the future of the former Mohawk Institute building. Repairs are desperately needed which could cost several…

Cancer brings best friends even closer

Janet Henhawk has been best friends with Stephanie Restoule since they were kids, and after learning that her friend had breast cancer, Henhawk decided she…

Mi’kmaq warriors arrested in ongoing movement against fracking in New Brunswick

In the latest turn of events in the movement against ‘fracking’ in New Brunswick, Mi’kmaq warriors were swarmed, arrested, and charged by the RCMP for…

CAS ousted by Band Council – Confederacy objects

SIX NATIONS – The Six Nations Elected Band Council has ordered CAS off reserve by October 1st. There have been many protests and personal stories…

113th Annual Tyendinaga Agricultural Fair a success

TYENDINAGA – The 113th Annual Tyendinaga Agricultural Fair took place this past weekend. Although heavy rains on Saturday brought early closures and reduced numbers, the…

Waterloo based coalition rallies against Enbridge tar sands pipeline

KITCHENER – As Waterloo regional councillors arrived for their monthly general meeting this past Wednesday, they were greeted by a rally of approximately 75 residents…

Neil Young calls Fort McMurray a “wasteland”

Wearing his signature crumpled hat and a green “Go Family Farms” T-shirt, Canadian rock legend Neil Young raised some eyebrows in Washington last week when…

Brantford – and all that Jazz

[tweetable]The 6th annual Brantford International Jazz Festival attracted thousands to Harmony Square in Brantford[/tweetable] with a long list of world-renowned jazz artists and a few to…

Friday 13th brings brisk business to New Credit

The weather was not ideal, but an estimated 30,000 bikers from throughout Ontario and upstate New York braved the cool and wet weather to make…

Wendat Nation buries grave-robbed remains of 1,760 ancestors

Any people would be horrified to think of the remains of their ancestors totalling a large part of their nation to have been stolen from…