What each province, territory is doing on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Friday is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal government made Sept. 30 a statutory…
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Canadian Museums Association recommends 10 ways to decolonize heritage sector
The Canadian Museums Association is calling for legislation, money and a cohesive national strategy to support Indigenous-led reconciliation in the museum sector. The association detailed…
A chance to golf with the Thompsons state-side in tournament
SYRACUSE — The Thompson Brothers will hold their second annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, October 1, at the Bellevue Country Club in Syracuse, NY. The…
Celebration of Nations 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners Announced
The sixth annual Celebration of Nations showcased its fourth annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. These awards were designed to reflect the artistic and intellectual programming that…
Police investigate Saskatoon daycare after boy’s hair was cut without consent
SASKATOON — A Saskatoon daycare is being investigated by the city police’s hate crime unit and is having its licence reviewed after a Metis mother…
Store robbed at gunpoint
SIX NATIONS — Two employees of a business at the corner of Onondaga Road and Sixth Line were shaken after the store they were working…
Six Nations closer to high-speed Internet
The high-speed Internet of the future is at Six Nations’ doorstep. On Oct. 3, the first part of a long-awaited fibre optic installation project will…
Cannabis sales sign up despite council caution
A business on Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation is advertising cannabis for sale despite a recent statement from council advising that it does not…
Chedoke Creek dredging resumes without HCCC agreement in place
Clean-up work on the sewage-polluted Chedoke Creek is expected to resume today (Wednesday) almost a month after it was paused to consult with the Haudenosaunee…
Prepare for a family day at the fair
Local fairs dot the landscape in late spring, summer and fall, offering fairgoers plenty of attractions and rides to fill warm days and evenings. Families…
James Smith Cree Nation chief to meet with federal ministers to discuss stabbings
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a series of deadly stabbings earlier this month…
Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is ‘settled’
QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault apologized on Tuesday for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as…
Alberta man found guilty in death of Metis hunters appealing conviction, sentence
EDMONTON — An Alberta man found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two Metis hunters is appealing his conviction and sentence. Roger Bilodeau was…
Expert panel calls for Indigenous representation at Thunder Bay, Ont., police, board
An independent expert panel is calling for more Indigenous representation in top positions of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, in…
Ohsweken Baptist Church donates nearly $1,000 to community food bank
Marg Elliott (left) and Leslie McDougall (centre) from the Ohsweken Baptist Church presented Many Monture, chair of the Six Nations Food Bank board of directors…