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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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Jan 09, 2021    0
Meno Ya Win begins roll out of COVID-19 vaccine

Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler stressed the importance of getting vaccinated for COVID-19 after his mother was the first resident to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at the William A. George Extended...

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Jan 08, 2021    0
Canadian military leaves Shamattawa after assisting with COVID relief

The COVID-19 emergency assistance provided by the Canadian military has ended in the community of Shamattawa. At one point there were 370 known cases among the community's on-reserve population of...

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Politics
Jan 06, 2021    0
First Nation communities will be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine

Indigenous people will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations after the initial rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is provided to long-term care home residents and staff and medical...

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Health
Jan 06, 2021    0
Matawa Health Cooperative providing COVID support

In addition to providing COVID-19 testing for Matawa citizens and staff, the Matawa Health Cooperative is also partnering with the Thunder Bay International Airport and Nishnawbe Aski Police...

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Feature stories
Jan 06, 2021    0
Canadian Rangers overcome the challenges of COVID-19 in 2020

The Covid-19 crisis of 2020 has been a major challenge for the Canadian Rangers of Northern Ontario but it has not prevented them from serving their communities, according to their commanding...

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