Jody Porter practised compassionate journalism
By Maurice Switzer Jody Porter may have looked physically frail, but she was journalistically fearless. The deeply-entrenched anti-Indigenous racism that is rampant in both the...
Canadian Rangers rescue father and son after their boat engine fails
By Peter Moon BEAR SKIN LAKE FIRST NATION — Canadian Rangers in a remote Northern Ontario First Nation quickly organized a successful search and rescue...
Upcoming fundraising concert for Henvey Inlet First Nation
By Rick Garrick HENVEY INLET — Mark Beachey Entertainment and the Henvey Inlet First Nation Health Centre are planning to hold a fundraising concert and...
Survivors of forced and coerced sterilization deserve government apology, compensation: Senate committee
OTTAWA (July 14, 2022) – The federal government should compensate and apologize to all people who were subjected to forced and coerced sterilization, the Senate Committee...
Flexible learning opportunities and jobs in downtown North Bay
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— A new partnership between Contact North and Native Education Training College (NETC) has opened up loads of courses online...
Canada’s reckoning with colonialism and education must include Indian Day Schools
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. Community Assistance Program...
New programs and projects demonstrate Indigenous communities taking a leading role in Ontario’s Energy Sector
TORONTO (July 14, 2022) – A suite of new programs and projects are demonstrating how Indigenous peoples and organizations across Ontario are leading the development...