Iroquois Lodge declares outbreak
OHSWEKEN – Iroquois Lodge is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19. The long-term care home on Six Nations of the Grand River notified Ohsweken Public Health…
Pandemic recovery funding for Woodland Cultural Centre
BRANTFORD — Woodland Cultural Centre, the home of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School, will receive pandemic recovery funding from the Ontario government. In Brantford-Brant,…
6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images
BOSTON — Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'' and “If I Ran the Zoo'' —…
Author Eden Robinson taking a ‘breather’ after closing the book on Trickster trilogy
For author Eden Robinson, saying goodbye to the “Trickster'' trilogy feels like a “mutual breakup.'' For the past decade, Robinson says the supernatural book series…
Lou Sockalexis: The original Cleveland “Indian”
The first Indigenous player to break baseball’s “Red Barrier” was Louis Sockalexis, a 25-year-old member of the Penobscot Nation of Maine. He learned the game…
Blue Jays debut for 2021
TORONTO – The 2021 edition of the Toronto Blue Jays debuted a lot of new faces and some favourites from last season this past weekend.…
Buffalo Sabres can’t buy a goal
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres are doing everything but scoring as of late and there seems to be no end to the slide they are…
Leafs love February
TORONTO – To say the Toronto Maple Leafs are hot, is like saying Ghost Peppers are “kinda spicy”. February was very kind to the Leafs,…
Akwesasne fundraising for new birthing centre
Akwesasne has begun fundraising for a long-awaited and much-needed birthing centre on the territory. Like many other issues, Covid has brought to light the need…
Brant mayor receives development award
BRANT COUNTY – Brant Mayor David Bailey was presented the “Community Influencer of the Year” award from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO). This…
Driver Facing Multiple Charges
YORK – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 28-year-old individual with multiple offences following a traffic stop on Haldimand Highway…
Over half polled oppose Arrowdale sale
Over half the Brantford residents polled in a recent survey oppose the controversial sale of Arrowdale Golf Course. The Friends of Arrowdale, a citizen’s group…
Six Nations schools won’t re-open until September 2021
Six Nations schools won’t re-open until September due to continually high numbers of Covid-19 cases in the community. The community is too vulnerable to risk…
Six Nations still waiting on Covid-19 vaccine supply
A Covid-19 vaccine shortage in Canada means only Six Nations’ vulnerable and at-risk populations are getting inoculated against the virus until more doses become available…
‘A victory for her children’: Trucker guilty of manslaughter in death of woman
EDMONTON — A mother bent over and wept with other loved ones in an Edmonton courtroom Friday night as a jury declared a man guilty…