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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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Oxy tablets worth $360,000 seized

As community members raise concerns about growing prescription drug abuse problems, police continue to charge drug dealers.
“In the past year the Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit (has)...

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Seeking solutions to northern suicide crisis

It was standing room only in Moose Cree First Nation, but at least 200 people left a two-day emergency summit on suicide with hope in their hearts to end the suicide crisis occurring within First...

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30 Editions from 30 Years
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Keewaytinook Okimakanak works to address prescription drug abuse

Followed by a rise in prescription drug abuse a team of Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) staff from the health department were called in to deliver a two and a half day workshop on prescription drug...

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30 Editions from 30 Years
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After school special

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School drama club members performed After School Special April 29 before their peers. The play centred around high school students preparing for prom. The cast...

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Education budget in Pic River about half that provided to urban schools, community short millions

Dear Canada:
As I write this letter my heart is breaking. I do not understand why Aboriginal children continue to be devalued in this beautiful rich country called Canada. I do not...

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