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Tom Longboat Day to be marked June 4 across province of Ontario

“This legendary Canadian has been ignored for too long,” Eglinton-Lawrence M.P.P. Mike Colle said after Ontario members of...

Sharing John Paishk’s drum with the world

Four years after witnessing the drumming and dancing at Sandy Lake, I photographed John Paishk of Red Lake, Ont., with his...

Beaver animal of choice in Mattagami

It was a beautiful day to visit Mattagami First Nation April 24 to check out the annual Beaverfest celebration in the...

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Shoal Lake raises awareness during National Day of Action

Beef with Ontario, City of Winnipeg motivates protests over development efforts
Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation (Shoal Lake #39) recently held a peaceful demonstration at...

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Explosion levels teacher’s complex in Pikingakum, no injuries reported

An early morning explosion destroyed the teacher’s complex in Pikangikum First Nation June 17.
“No one was home at the time of the explosion,” explained Pikangikum First Nation CEO Gordon...

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Greater access to voting, democracy needed for coastal communities

Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus is calling for remedies to what he calls "voting problems" in the coastal communities of northern Ontario.
While the date of the next election remains...

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Conflict erupts over burial sites

Investigation into a possible Aboriginal burial ground temporarily halted construction of the base camp for Ontario Power Generation’s Lower Mattagami Hydro Electric Project north of Kapuskasing....

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Live And Let Live

I was shocked recently while at the cottage when I discovered a tragic sight near the entrance to the garage. The overturned remains of a nest sat next to three tiny chicks on the ground. It was a...

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