National News
‘Sick monster’: Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut
-CP-A Catholic priest’s sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once friendly and trusting hamlet into a place marred by anger and addiction, court heard Thursday. Wails and shouts could be heard in the Iqaluit courtroom where Eric Dejaeger, 77, pleaded guilty to indecent assaults against six girls and one boy between 1978 and 1982. He had previously been convicted of dozens of offences against children and some adults. A woman, whose relatives were abused…
Six Nations News
Mississaugas of Credit First Nation members hold vigil protesting employee treatment
Mississaugas of Credit First Nation brave cold to protest By Joshua Santos Writer Community members are…
Sports News
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Vyse and Johnson among 2025 hall of fame inductees
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Six Nations lacrosse star hoping for Olympic inclusion following Canada/US statement
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Staats suspended indefinitely by National Lacrosse League
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Arrows’ brass will be busy at Ontario Junior Lacrosse League draft
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Chiefs building for future with draft picks and protected players
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New Lil’wat ski and snowboard team hits the slopes
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RiverWolves register lopsided victory over Bears
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Junior lacrosse teams join forces to stage local training camp
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Local students attend Toronto Raptors’ Indigenous Heritage Game
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Snipers down visiting Peterborough squad in Arena Lacrosse League match
Editorial
Trump …redux!
The U.S. has a new president…and the world is shaking its collective head. In an Inaugural…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
TURTLE ISLAND NEWS SPECIAL EDITION: Truth and Reconciliation…the searches go on
Survivors’ Secretariat holding hope for missing children By Austin Evans Writer One hundred children…so far. Children…
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Special Reports
Historical stereotypes challenged in reconstruction of Haudenosaunee armour
By Lisa Iesse Writer HAMILTON – A Six Nations man’s reconstruction of 400-year-old Haudenosaunee armour speaks…
Press Releases
City launches Digital Service Squad to help small businesses adopt online technologies
Brantford, ON – In partnership with the Downtown Brantford BIA, the Brantford-Brant Business Resource Enterprise Centre…
National Indigenous People's Day
Statement from Ministers Vandal, Anandasangaree, and Hajdu on the passing of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick
OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 6, 2024 – Today, Ministers Vandal, Anandasangaree, and Hajdu issued the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Cathy Merrick Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC). Grand Chief Merrick was a trailblazing leader, as the first female Chief of the AMC, and a cherished member of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation. On behalf of the Government of Canada, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, community of Grand Chief Merrick, and all Manitobans. Grand Chief Merrick dedicated her life…
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World News
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter,the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, roughly 22 months after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023, spent most of their lives, The…
Covid-19
Meet the Chiefs: Delaware Nation/EELÜNAAPÉEWI LAHKÉEWIIT Chief Denise Stonefish: 90% of community vaccinated
By Victoria Gray Writer The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown has fared pretty well through the COVID-19…
From our Blog
‘Canada’s making its mark’: Ontario creatives behind ‘Nosferatu’ celebrate Oscar noms
By Alex Nino Gheciu -CP-Traci Loader helped devise the haunting blood tears Lily-Rose Depp’s character cries…
‘Sick monster’: Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut
-CP-A Catholic priest’s sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once…
Murder charges laid against three people in fire pit death on Alberta FirstNation
-CP-Murder charges have been laid against three people almost a year after a man was found…
Trudeau’s tenure lauded for reconciliation gains but key issues remain unresolved
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter -ANNews- In the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
‘No room for fossil fuel expansion’: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip clears the air on pipelines
By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Long-time climate advocate and First Nation leader Stewart Phillip…
Federal fisheries minister does about-face on unpopular baby eel quota redistribution
-CP-Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier has shelved a controversial proposal that would have shifted baby eel…
Former priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut
-CP-A defrocked Catholic priest pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent assaults against seven children decades ago…
Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflation
By Christopher Rugaber WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest…
Private investigator looking into fatal Moose Factory hit-and-run
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com MOOSE FACTORY — A Moose Factory father has stepped…
Indigenous MP says he has the money and the signatures to contest Liberal leadership
-CP-Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says he has the money and the signatures he needs to…
Quebec maple syrup producers fear ‘major consequences’ if Trump tariffs go ahead
By Joe Bongiorno -CP-Quebec’s maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit…
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
By Geoff Mulvihill -AP-Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company…
Former Six Nations Elected Chief Encourages Reconciliation to Liberal Party Leader Candidate
Federal candidate for Liberal Party Leader Karina Gould says she has been encouraged in her bid…
Diabo looks back on first six months while also looking ahead
By Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In the six months since Cody Diabo was elected…
Education minister remembered as husband, dad… and huge Jets fan
By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Winnipeg Jets customized a memorial jersey for Nello…
Truck, bike thief to be jailed for more than seven months
By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A 29-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record who…
Three bison harvested in Indigenous-led Banff National Park ceremonial hunt
The first ceremonial bison hunt in Banff National Park has been completed under an Indigenous-led pilot…
Unhoused people displaced following fire at Labrador Inn
By Derek Montague, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Approximately two dozen unhoused people displaced by a fire…
‘No room for fossil fuel expansion’: Grand Chief Steward Phillip clears the air on pipelines
By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Long-time climate advocate and First Nation leader Stewart Phillip…
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
By Tom Nouvian CASSIS, France (AP) — In the moment when her world shattered three years…
