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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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May 15, 2020    0
Kashechewan makes flood preparations

A Flood Watch was issued for the Albany River on May 2 with Kashechewan and Fort Albany residents warned to keep a close watch on river conditions as ice break up may be occurring upriver. The...

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Health
May 15, 2020    0
Health Minister Hajdu gives COVID update

Health Minister Patty Hajdu raised the outbreak of eight cases of COVID-19 in Gull Bay during an update on the health situation in northern Ontario. Six of the cases were resolved by May 9, with...

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Community
May 15, 2020    0
NAN focused on flattening COVID-19 curve to keep communities safe

Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler stressed the importance of keeping focused on flattening the curve of the COVID-19 global pandemic during his May 5 update on the Wawatay Radio Network.

“I just...

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Community
May 02, 2020    0
Junior Canadian Rangers cancel Camp Loon because of COVID-19

Camp Loon, which annually attracts top Junior Canadian Rangers to more than a week of advanced leadership training, will not be held in August because of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Arts & Entertainment
May 02, 2020    0
Lakehead University’s juried exhibition closed to public

Lakehead University’s 2020 Juried Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, scheduled for March 6-April 30 but closed on March 16 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, included 32 awards for...

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