Ottawa’s Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to get an Indigenous name
OTTAWA — An Ottawa thoroughfare currently named after Canada’s first prime minister is expected to receive a new Indigenous name later this year, the National…
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Feds say ‘no willing partners’ to bring fire codes onto First Nations
OTTAWA — The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly…
Indigenous Tourism Ontario partners with Toronto Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment
ANDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION — On January 17, Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) provided an all-inclusive trip with 50 First Nations youth and their parents…
WBLGN is seeking ambassadors for Women’s Box Lacrosse
ONTARIO — The Women’s Box Lacrosse Global Network (WBLGN) is a newly named organization “designed to harness the power and passion of the global sisterhood…
B.C. signs ‘historic’ deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights
PRINCE GEORGE — A B.C. First Nation and provincial government have signed what’s being called a historic agreement towards jointly managing land, water and resource…
New addiction treatment clinic in Winnipeg will be Indigenous led, province says
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up close to $900,000 to set up the province’s first Indigenous-led Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinic. There…
Officials must understand why Inuit overrepresented in jails, Labrador leader says
JOHN’S — As the federal government announced funding Thursday to tackle the overrepresentation of Inuit people in jail, the head of Labrador’s Inuit government urged…
B.C. First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine
A British Columbia First Nation is celebrating a deal with a coal company that gives it veto power over a proposed mine on its land.…
Search uncovers 171 ‘plausible burials’ near Ontario residential school
KENORA — Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school have uncovered 171 “plausible burials,” the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation…
Hamilton uncovers another decades old leak dumping sewage into Lake Ontario
HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton says it has uncovered another sewage leak that has been dumping waste into Lake Ontario for more than two…
Judge to decide sentencing for two Haudenosaunee men at Land Back Lane
Skyler Williams and Darryl Porter will be in court next week to hear a judge’s decision on sentencing for mischief and other charges related to…
Deadline approaching for intervenors in Six Nations’ mammoth land claim case
Any groups wishing to participate in Six Nations’ litigation against the Crown in its monumental land claims case dating back to 1995, when it was…
Police looking for missing woman
SIX NATIONS/CALEDONIA — OPP are asking the public for help locating a 28 year old woman, who they say went missing in the Oneida Road…
The Oneida Nation is in a state of emergency over its drinking water
Oneida Nation of the Thames had to conserve water over Christmas thanks to a drinking water crisis that still plagues the community this month. The…
Two people accused of killing OPP officer in first court appearance
CAYUGA — Two people accused of killing OPP officer Greg Pierzchala on December 27 on the border of Hagersville and Mississaugas of the Credit First…