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No appeal of RCMP acquittal for assault of Eskasoni woman
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The family of Christina Gillis has learned that the New Brunswick Prosecutors Office is denying her appeal of an RCMP officer’s May 1 acquittal on a charge of excessive force. Cpl. Andrew Whiteway of the Woodstock RCMP was found not guilty of using excessive force while arresting Gillis who had called for help one day in June 2024 after being concerned about her daughter’s safety. Gillis, who is a member…
Six Nations News
Indigenous Police Are “Part of the Solution” Against Organized Crime: Former Senior RCMP Investigator
By Alex Murray Writer When Garry Clement spoke at the 17th Annual First Nations Chiefs of…
Sports News
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Six Nations Youth Embrace the Creator’s Game at annual school lacrosse tournament
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Warriors aiming to finish atop Can-Am standings
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Rivermen acquire rights of NLL goaltender
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Attack hoping to duplicate opening weekend success
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Former NHL player hopes to change lives through charity’s sports programming
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Six Nations Rivermen Split Two, Go To 5-1 On the Season
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Just A Girl And A Dream: Six Nations’ Ivy Miller Heading to WKC World Championships in Spain With Team Canada
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Sportsmanship & Community Win the Day at Six Nations 3-Pitch Tournaments
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Rivermen register first road win to extend winning streak
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Chiefs’ winning streak hits three with road victory in Cobourg
Editorial
Editorial: Open or closed and is there a penalty?
This week Turtle Island News has received a letter from a Six Nations Band councillor outlining her…
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The Feather Report – Black & White and Red All Over
Black & White and Red All Over Photos by Carl Pascoe & Rachel A. Powless By…
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No appeal of RCMP acquittal for assault of Eskasoni woman
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The family of Christina Gillis has…
Retired senator addresses Upper Chamber about cannabis
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post Former senator Dan Christmas says that…
Judgment Day – International tribunal finds Canada’s residential school system constituted genocide
By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation Following a week of testimony, Canada was…
Testimony of Trauma – Indigenous victims of obstetric and gynecological violence share their stories of abuse
By Natalia Fedosieieva, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation A Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue study…
First Nation in Manitoba declares state of emergency due to drugs, violence
The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says her community is so overwhelmed by drugs…
Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition
By Jack Farrell Alberta’s government has filed its appeal of a judge’s decision to quash a…
Turning Sun Solar Breaks Ground
By Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder Located on the traditional territory of the…
Nuu-chah-nulth artists speak out against AI-generated art and fashion models
By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa From a shared house in Medellín, Colombia, Koyah…
HBC Royal Charter welcomed in ceremony at Manitoba Museum
By Ian Bickis A 356-year-old document that granted the Hudson’s Bay Co. control over roughly one-third…
Affordable housing breaks ground for off reserve residents
By John Watson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Strathmore Times Siksika Off Reserve Affordable Housing (SORAH) hosted…
Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition
By Jack Farrell Alberta’s government filed on Thursday its appeal of a judge’s decision to quash…
Statement from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the Anniversary of the Apology to Former Students of Residential Schools
June 11, 2026 Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition…
OPP officer killed in line of duty
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Imperial Oil penalized $120K for substantial wastewater spill near Fort McMurray
Imperial Oil has been penalized $120,000 for a wastewater spill at its Kearl oilsands mine near…
Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition
By Jack Farrell Alberta’s government has filed its appeal of a judge’s decision to quash a…
Indigenous author presents award-winning bilingual book
An Indigenous children’s author’s bilingual book is a recent recipient of the Richard Allen Chase Memorial…
Province boosts funding for Indigenous community safety, including training for Squamish Nation
By Ina Pace, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Squamish Chief An additional $3.1 million has been…
B.C. firm ‘over the moon’ about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar explorati
By Nono Shen Shaun Riddell is “over the moon” — figuratively, if not quite yet literally…
New full-length rock album a reflection of growing up Indigenous in urban Alberta
By Crystal St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Midnight Sparrows, a Vancouver-based hard rock group,…
Children’s series inspired by Cree lessons during pandemic
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A pandemic educational journey has blossomed into the…
