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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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Mar 28, 2020    0
Drew Hayden’s humorous play featured in Thunder Bay

Magnus Theatre’s production of Drew Hayden Taylor’s play Cottagers and Indians features the humorous dramatization of a bitter conflict between an Indigenous man who is planting manomin (wild rice...

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Culture
Mar 28, 2020    0
Confederation celebrates Indigenous cuisine

Confederation College’s Celebration Showcasing Indigenous Cuisine was a hit with a group of 4th Annual Truth and Reconciliation Gathering for Ontario Colleges participants on March 11 in Thunder...

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Business
Mar 28, 2020    0
Agoke development corporation wins Forest Sector Champion Award

A 100% First Nations owned, and operated company based in Thunder Bay has yet again received province-wide recognition. 

The Agoke Development Corporation (Agoke) was the recipient of the...

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Community
Mar 28, 2020    0
Muskrat Dam closes borders, Thunder Bay bans visitation at hospital

Muskrat Dam is closing its borders after March 27 to all traffic except for medical trips approved by a practicing physician due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

“Here in Muskrat Dam the...

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Health
Mar 27, 2020    0
Fourth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Timmins area

The fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Timmins area was reported by Lianne Catton, medical officer of health with the Porcupine Health Unit, on March 23.

“Seeing a travel-related case...

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