Jordin Tootoo, Attima Hadlari to be inducted into Nunavut sport hall of fame
By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News After months of planning, the Nunavut Sport Federation is launching its new Nunavut Sport and Recreation Hall of Fame, with a ceremony planned in Iqaluit this fall. The two inaugural inductees will be former NHL right winger Jordin Tootoo, from Rankin Inlet, and late Inuit games athlete Attima Hadlari. “We have a virtual hall of fame set up,” said federation operations manager Scott Schultz in an email. “Moving forward we are hoping to have a physical hall of fame, but we have not found a space yet.” The hall of fame could be spread across Nunavut’s three regions with the Kivalliq, Kitikmeot and Qikiqtaaluk each getting their own installation. From 2003 to 2017, Tootoo, played 723 games for the Nashville Predators,...
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Chiefs capture MSL title and earn right to host Mann Cup
By Sam Laskaris Writer It’s official. The Mann Cup will be awarded at Six Nations’ Iroquois Lacrosse Arena this year. But it remains to be seen if the national Senior A men’s lacrosse trophy will be captured by the host Six Nations Chiefs or the British Columbia-based Coquitlam Adanacs, members of the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). The Chiefs earned the right to host this year’s best-of-seven national series, which will commence on Sept. 11, by convincingly beating the host Peterborough Lakers 10-3 on Sunday. With that victory the Six Nations squad won the best-of-seven, Ontario-based Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) crown in six games. The MSL and WLA take turns hosting the Mann Cup series. Coquitlam advanced to this year’s Canadian finals by beating the Victoria Shamrocks 4-2 in its best-of-seven...
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Six Nations golfer defends crown at Ontario Indigenous tournament
By Sam Laskaris, Writer John Monture Jr. continues to have success at the MontHill Golf & Country Club in Caledonia. The Six Nations member recently defended his men’s title at the Ontario Indigenous Golf Championship. Monture Jr. captured his second straight crown at the three-day event, which concluded on Aug. 19. He finished four strokes ahead of the second-place finisher, Ky Horn, a member of Mohawk Council of Kahnawake in Quebec. Horn had won the tourney in back-to-back years in 2023 and ’24. For Monture, this was the third time he’s won the tournament. He also took top honours at the inaugural event held in 2022. The tourney has been staged at the MontHill course since its inception. “It’s a special place for me,” MontHill said of the nearby facility,...
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Actor Tom Jackson calls for urgent action on wildfire resilience in Indigenous communities
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette Actor, musician and humanitarian Tom Jackson wants governments in Canada to help Indigenous communities become more resilient in the face of increasingly ferocious wildfires. Jackson, a veteran actor of Cree and Métis descent known for TV roles in North of 60 and Sullivan’s Crossing, said action is needed now to improve fire prevention and upgrade infrastructure. “To solve these issues effectively needs political will. Otherwise, it doesn’t have a hope,” the actor born on One Arrow First Nation in Saskatchewan told The Macleod Gazette last week. “But there is political will out there,” continued Jackson, a companion in the Order of Canada and the founder of the Huron Carole, a touring Christmas concert series and charity fundraiser. “And I don’t...
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Passing of sole fluent Ditidaht speaker leaves void in Nuu-chah-nulth language
By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Like a giant cedar tree cut down, the passing of Ditidaht elder Michael Thompson (Kwiibaalaah) this summer left a mark on the Nuu-chah-nulth landscape, leaving the younger generation with less. Thompson was the lone fluent speaker of the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) dialect. He was born in the village of Waaya, B.C. on September 13, 1932, and passed away on July 13, 2026, in Ditidaht’s main village of Balaats’adt on Nitinaht Lake. “With the last speaker going means that our children and grandchildren won’t hear actual fluent speech,” said Dr. Bernice Touchie. “Language changes all the time, but there will be drastic changes without hearing the original, everyday language; the pronunciation, the accent, the body language, all of that was part of communicating at one...
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Glitch removing nod to Indigenous Peoples from Alberta birthday note fixed: Smith
-CP-Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she stepped in to fix a “glitch” that saw Indigenous Peoples erased from her official statement marking the province’s 121st birthday. Within an hour of sending the Alberta Day statement on Tuesday, the government sent an updated version removing the sentence including Indigenous Peoples from its English version. Smith said public servants made the move and that she urged them to revert to the original statement. “I said, ‘why don’t you just put up the original one? I thought it was fine, and so I’m not exactly sure what happened with that glitch,” she told reporters in Calgary at an unrelated announcement. “We’re just excited to be able to celebrate Alberta Day and all of the various cultures, and diaspora communities, including Indigenous Peoples, who...
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Grand Canyon flooding harms an economy that’s still recovering from a fire
By Mead Gruver And Wufei Yu Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area’s economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim’s water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period. The national park remained open Tuesday but tourists who planned to stay overnight — many traveling long distances for reservations from a year or more ago — have had to scramble to find rooms elsewhere. The flooding that killed two people and left a third missing washed out an already decrepit pipeline spanning the canyon that supplied every shower, faucet and spigot at the South Rim. Now, hundreds of rooms are no longer available due to insufficient water, thwarting plans for thousands of tourists staying at the canyon or headed...
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B.C. government confirms errors worth $1.46B in gas revenue forecasts
By Brenna Owen Errors including botched currency conversions led the British Columbia government to overstate its forecasted natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the most significant error, a 44-cent overstatement in the forecasted per-gigajoule price of natural gas this fiscal year, was a “serious mistake.” But he said the errors affect the province’s forecasting, not its actual revenues, which can vary in a given year. Price fluctuations, including the spike and subsequent decline linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have led the province to both underestimate and overestimate its revenues over the years, Dix said. “That part is a normal part. What isn’t a part of it is human error that we’re acknowledging today and correcting...
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Ontario threatened to cut off U.S. critical minerals supply. Sudbury isn’t panicking
By Elissa Mendes With each development in U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, many Ontario cities have received news of tariffs on Canadian goods with panic and devastation for their local industries. A Hamilton official last year warned that tariffs in the steel town could spell “the end of the industry” and thousands of jobs lost. In Oshawa, autoworkers already mourning the steady decline of the industry feared for their ability to put food on the table. But even as Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off the flow of critical minerals to the United States in response to the latest round of Trump’s tariffs, the province’s mining capital appears unshaken, minimizing trade fears as it doubles down on getting its product to other markets. Sudbury...
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Nunavik police officer charged with assault after Quebec watchdog investigation
By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman Quebec’s police watchdog says an officer with the Nunavik Police Service appeared in court Monday to face charges of assault and assault with a weapon. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, or BEI, says the officer appeared in court in Kuujjuarapik, a town on the shore of Hudson’s Bay in northern Quebec. The agency says the alleged assaults took place on Aug. 26, 2025, in the village of Umiujaq, which is about 160 kilometres northeast of Kuujjuarapik. It says the officer was charged after a BEI investigation. A spokesperson said the case is expected to go to trial. The watchdog investigates all criminal allegations against police officers when the victim or complainant is Indigenous. It also investigates allegations of sexual offences involving on-duty police officers and cases where...
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North of North creators dangle spoilers ahead of Season 2
By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News North of North’s second season debuts on Sept. 1 for APTN+ subscribers, arriving on CBC by Sept. 8 and on Netflix later in the year. The show’s creators, Alethea Arnaquq‑Baril and Stacey Aglok MacDonald, told Nunavut News what they were most excited about ahead of the season’s release. “There are some new Inuit actors in there that the world hasn’t seen yet, a couple who have never even acted before ever but just blew us away,” Arnaquq‑Baril said. New characters and new love interests will join the cast, Aglok MacDonald added. Viewers of the eight-episode season will be introduced to an expanded universe in Ice Cove, the fictional Nunavut community filmed in Iqaluit. “We’ve got some characters from an episode...
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B.C. boaters warned to avoid mysterious floating island
A floating island is seen on Williston Lake in northern B.C. in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Rocky Avery (Mandatory Credit) By Nono Shen Boaters in northern British Columbia are being warned to stay away from a mysterious floating island that has reappeared on a lake after drifting about 30 kilometres in two weeks. BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer says he initially thought reports of the island covered in trees and foliage on Williston Lake, the reservoir for the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in the northern Interior, were a hoax, but satellite images confirmed its existence in mid-August. The island measuring about one hectare then disappeared, but Gammer says it was spotted again on Monday, having travelled about 30 kilometres. He says boaters should resist the urge to...
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Élections Québec says it will send out voting information in French only
By Erika Morris Élections Québec says it will only send out voter information in French, to comply with language laws. In previous elections, voter information cards were printed in both English and French. The provincial elections authority says it must follow legislation adopted in 2022 making French the sole language of communication for public institutions. However, it says this year’s documents will include a QR code to access information online in English. Indigenous voters and those eligible to receive English instructions must contact Élections Québec to request English documents. The agency says voters should receive information cards by Sept. 18, ahead of the election on Oct. 5. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 1, 2026. ...
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Deninu Kue First Nation announces opposition to Taltson hydro expansion project
By Kody Ferron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer The Deninu Kue First Nation (DKFN) in Fort Resolution is pulling its support for the Taltson hydro expansion project, claiming that DKFN has been sidelined for years. “[The] DKFN chief and council have determined that DKFN cannot support and will object to the Taltson expansion development,” wrote Deninu Kue First Nation Chief Louis Balsillie, in an Aug. 26 statement. Balsillie posted a long list of reasons why the First Nation has decided to withdraw its support for expanding Taltson. He stated that the First Nation has participated in the development process of the Taltson expansion “in good faith,” but that despite this, the group was not guaranteed any benefits from the project. “There has been a long history of DKFN being excluded...
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Fake “Indian” status cards may be circulating
LONDON, ONT- The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) is alerting the public after fake Indigenous status cards began surfacing in the area. AIAI says the cards are being issued by an individual named William Denby ad claim he has been “falsely representing himself as Indigenous and has been creating false status cards.” AIAI says the cards “have no official recognition with any First Nation, government, or otherwise and are being presented as such by a group calling itself ‘Kawartha Lakes First Nation’”. “These cards undermine all the work Nations, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous, have been driving toward for reconciliation and recognition.” Says Grand Chief Joel Abram. “Mr. Denby is attempting to assert rights and authority over lands illegitimately, and they hold no legitimate claims whatsoever. The creation of these...
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MP Cathay Wagantall officially becomes 10th MP to resign this year
By David Baxter Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall officially resigned from the House of Commons on Monday, making her the 10th MP to step down this year. Wagantall announced in June that she would resign at the end of August. She said she originally planned on finishing her term but did not offer a reason for her exit as member of Parliament for Yorkton—Melville, a riding she’d represented since 2015. Ontario Conservative Larry Brock is also expected to resign this month. After representing Brantford—Brandt South—Six Nations since 2021, he now plans to go back to his old job as a Crown prosecutor. The House of Commons is set to return on Sept. 21 with three new Liberal MPs elected in Monday’s byelections, all of which were triggered by resignations. On...
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Katlo Tech CEO attempts to offer assurances over proposed data centre
By Kody Ferron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Yellowknifer We’re protesting the wrong data centres, and we’ve been living next to the right ones for decades, says one of the proponents of a proposed data centre on the K’atl’odeeche First Nation. Amid concern, and even anger, towards the idea of a hyper-scale AI data centre being built in the NWT, Lyle Fabian, CEO of Yellowknife-based tech company Katlo Tech, assured that no one is proposing to build such a massive facility, at least not yet. He said there’s a lot of misunderstanding and confusion around what a data centre is, and what it could mean for the territory. “What we’re building is a traditional data centre, which people have been living near and by for the past four decades,” said Fabian....
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Cardinal Marc Ouellet wins lawsuit against woman who accused him of sexual misconduct
By Morgan Lowrie Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet has won his civil defamation suit against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct as part of a class-action lawsuit. Superior Court Justice Martin Castonguay ruled that Paméla Groleau’s accusations against Ouellet are unfounded and ordered her to pay him $100,000. “The court finds that the allegations describing the four events cited by Ms. Groleau in the context of the class action are false,” he wrote in a decision released Monday. Groleau had accused Ouellet of touching her without consent on three occasions between 2008 and 2010, while she was training or working as a lay pastoral agent for the church. She also said she felt “hunted” by him at a fourth event, during which Ouellet moved across a room to come...
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Alberta’s Smith says Canadians ‘confused’ by Trump’s targeting of Lake Ontario
By Lisa Johnson Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pushing her message for an end to the fierce U.S.-Canada trade war directly to Americans. Smith, appearing on the Fox Business Network on Monday, was asked how Canadians feel about U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent move to rebrand Lake Ontario as Lake America. “Canadians are confused. I think they’re disappointed,” she said. Smith added it’s particularly confounding given the two countries’ long-standing economic and military relationship. Canadian troops stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Americans in Afghanistan, she said, and the upcoming 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States is a reminder of that close relationship. “We don’t understand why the Americans would want Canada to be weaker,” Smith said. “I think we’re stronger together.” The United States imposed 50 per...
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Two young bald eagles take flight at Brunswick Point, Delta after successful rehabilitation
By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Delta Optimist After weeks of recovery, two young bald eagles have finally returned to the skies over Brunswick Point. Last week, the Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) partnered with the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL) to release the rehabilitated birds back into the wild, marking a successful end to their challenging early lives. Rob Hope, OWL’s senior rehabilitator, shared that both birds were young and had to overcome significant hurdles before tasting freedom. The first eagle’s journey began with tragedy when its nest broke apart. “Unfortunately, a sibling died,” said Hope. “We saved the brother and he’s about four months old now, so he successfully rehabilitated.” The second bird was discovered right at Brunswick Point as it was just learning to fledge. “Unfortunately, he...
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