Fatal plane crash
BRANTFORD – Ontario Provincial Police say one person has died after a small plane crash near Brantford Municipal Airport. OPP say they were called to a property…
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Indigenous mother proposes class action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — An Indigenous woman whose newborn was taken by police and social workers shown in a video broadcast live on social media has proposed…
Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts
Doctors and front-line agencies say COVID-19 has underscored the value of culturally sensitive and community-based health-care services for Indigenous people and the need to continue…
Indigenous rights activist killed in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Armed assailants killed Mexican lawyer and Indigenous rights activist Patricia Rivera Reyes, authorities announced Monday. The prosecutors' office in the northern…
Metis Nation announced delegation headed to Vatican
OTTAWA — The Metis National Council had gathered a delegation of representatives that will meet with the Pope in Vatican City at the end of…
Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act
OTTAWA — Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow…
Most Six Nations Covid safety requirements lifted
Six Nations has loosened most of its Covid safety requirements, as it continues to follow provincial guidelines on Covid safety measures. As of March 21,…
Police Briefs: charges in drunk driving, sexual assaults
BRANT COUNTY — Brant County OPP say one person was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 54. Just before 8am the vehicle left the…
Oblates to open Rome archives for search of residential school records
The Catholic religious order that operated some residential schools in Canada says it will open its archives in Rome to researchers. The Missionary Oblates of…
‘What is being hidden?’ Curators say Vatican must give access to Indigenous artifacts
Gerald McMaster has always wondered what mysteries and cultural objects are kept within the Vatican's collection of Indigenous artifacts. The renowned First Nations curator and…
B.C. First Nation’s land rights claim is about reconciliation, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER — The lead lawyer in an Indigenous rights and title lawsuit used the words of British explorer Capt. James Cook in his opening arguments…
Residents from Six Nations, Mississaugas of the Credit arrested in Project Chance
SIX NATIONS — Seven people have been arrested after 57 guns and $27,000 in Fentanyl, Cocaine and other rugs were seized by police as part…
Armed Robbery at local business
SIX NATIONS — Police are looking for tips from the public after an armed robbery took place at a business on Indian Line. On Sunday,…
Covid-19 pandemic two years later: what next?
It feels like the world is in a state of limbo right now. It’s been in limbo for two years, yes, but with some countries…
GRE donates $250,000 to Language Commission
President of Grand River Enterprises Steve Williams made a $250,000 donation on behalf of GRE to the Six Nations Language Commission on March 10. Co-ordinator…