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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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Clean water, proper sanitation human rights: United Nations

Canada and the United States were among 41 countries to abstain from supporting a United Nations resolution declaring access to clean water and proper sanitation be recognized as a human right....

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Ring of Fire mine could open in 5 years

The Ring of Fire mineral deposits are one of the most prolific finds of the last century, said Michael Gravelle, minister of northern development, mines and forestry.
Gravelle made the...

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Lac Seul members to decide fate of government offer

The Government of Canada has offered Lac Seul First Nation $25 million for a century-old claim regarding illegal harvesting of timber from the community.
The offer came after a May 2009...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Migratory birds legally protected under Canadian, US laws

Dear President Obama and Prime Minister Harper
RE: The environmental disaster in the Gulf Coast and its harm to the Aboriginal people of James Bay, Canada.
I am writing on behalf of my...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Racism in all forms must stop

Dear Editor:
There are many unique things about Sioux Lookout, some positive and some not. As the former co-chairwoman of the Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee, I believed in what SLARC...

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