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Feb 27, 2021 0

More support announced for airlines in the north

Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler recently stressed the importance of an agreement between the provincial and federal governments to support air carriers serving remote First Nation communities.

“I...

Jan 06, 2021 0

Cat Lake wins Tbaytel’s Good Community award

The Cat Lake Hockey Rink project in Cat Lake recently received one of two $5,000 Tbaytel for Good Community Fund prizes on Nov. 30 for repairs to the outdoor rink boards.

“It’s a great rink...

Nov 03, 2020 0

2020 Youth Inquest Report scores an A+

Northern Nishnawbe Education Council (NNEC) was pleased to see its grade on the Year Four Report Card on the Implementation of Recommendations from the First Nations Youth Inquest in Thunder Bay...

Oct 03, 2020 0

Annual vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women and their grieving families will go ahead despite pandemic

The head of the national organization that represents Indigenous women in Canada says the Covid-19 pandemic will not stop the annual vigil for the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women...

Aug 05, 2020 0

Canadian Rangers complete two successful search missions

Canadian Rangers rescued two stranded teenaged hunters and found an escaped suicidal patient in two successful search missions in three days in August.

The boys, aged 14 and 15, got their...