Artists and musicians gather at Nbisiing
By Monique DuBray NIPISSING FN – Dozens of local and visiting Anishinaabe artists gathered Feb. 23 to put their talents on display in the auditorium...
Harper has picked some real wieners
By Maurice Switzer Spring is a time when I usually find myself pondering life’s big questions. Like, if cops are clamping down on drunk driving,...
Chicks dig honesty more than cover-ups
By Richard Wagamese I cut my hair a few years back. It used to hang to my waist and my wife said that it was...
Let’s talk mental health
By Holly Brodhagen Recently I was asked my opinion about the Bell “Let’s Talk” day. My answer? A resounding, “wonderful”. Anything that supports the chance...
First urban reserve in Ontario
By Maurice Switzer With files from Toronto Star LONDON, Ont. – The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation will use a $119-million land claim settlement...
Students protest law course changes
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Fort William’s Stephanie MacLaurin plans to continue sitting in at Lakehead University until a full-credit indigenous course is reintegrated...
Trying to erase school failure
By Jennifer Lewington SUDBURY – In her orange cotton dress adorned with rows of tinkling metal cones, Grade 1 student Sadie Turner skips to the...