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Parallel crises: Ontario losing biodiversity as new federal climate targets disappoint
By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Canada’s wilderness, one of the last great frontiers of biodiversity, is home to unique species found nowhere else on Earth. A new report warns ...
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Lil’wat Forestry launches old-growth forest research project
By Luke Faulks, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  V) is leading a data-collection project to assess old-growth areas within the First Nation’s traditional territory. The Old Growth Stewardship ...
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Governor General urges Canadians to care for their mental, physical health
(CP)-Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is urging Canadians to treat their mental health with the same care as their physical health as they prepare for the year ahead. In a new year’s message, Simon says she is ...
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Brantford woman facing charges after attempt to evade police
A Brantford woman is facing a series of charges after a Six Nations Police traffic stop of a vehicle driving erratically saw ...
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Survivors’ Secretariat says it’s at risk of bankruptcy without funding decision
The Survivors’ Secretariat says it will be bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a decision on whether it will fund the group’s work. The organization documents what happened at the ...
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Six Nations hears Metis self-governance bill is dead
Legislation to grant Metis self-governance and ancestral land rights is dead. Six Nations Elected Chief Sherri Lyn Hill told ...
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Ohsweken man facing impaired driving charge
OHSWEKEN-A 55-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after Six Nations Police received a complaint of a suspicious ...
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Six Nations Elected Council holds turkey give away for holidays
Photos by Jim C. Powless The SNEC give away was just one of three turkey giveaways taking place in the community over the holidays.
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Six Nations Elected Council provides donation to BRISC
Six Nations provided the Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC) with a donation to assist with its Christmas programs. Despite a lack of information in the donation request from BRISC, Six ...
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ROPE seeking public’s help in localing federal offender
Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of a ...
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Really Trudeau! What’s next!
And it couldn’t have come any sooner. No question 2024 was an interesting year. With the third woman elected to head the Six Nations Elected Council still getting her feet despite her more than a ...
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Brantford launches city’s Truth and Reconciliation Action plan
BRANTFORD-The City of Brantford’s journey to create a Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan continues to creep forward. Brantford’s Committee of the Whole recommended a motion for approval at its ...