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Project PANDA takes out non-Indigenous criminal network operating out of Six Nations
Six Nations Police have seized over $6.29 million in contraband tobacco and drugs from a manufacturing facility being ...
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Cannabis Grow-Op petition demands Six Nations Cannabis Commission shuts down massive operation
By Lynda Powless and Tara Lindemann Writers The signs are bold, almost shouting “Shut this down!” The signs, along with flags ...
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Arrows looking to make a splash during their 2025 season
By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Arrows have some lofty expectations for their 2025 campaign. And despite a bit of a ...
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief says Speech from the Throne commits to reconciliation
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak  says  Canada’s Speech from the Throne, delivered today (Tuesday May 27)  by King ...
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Can you smell it yet…
It looks like Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) decision to license cannabis sales and growth has raised its controversial head…again. Only this time it’s about the sudden introduction into the ...
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Kivalliq Canucks withdraw from national U20 Indigenous tourney
By Darrell Greer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kivalliq News The Kivalliq Canucks U20 team has been forced to withdraw from the inaugural National Indigenous U20 Championship in Toronto, Ont.
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B.C. orders Hobo Hot Spring restored, as new fence blocks off public use
By Nono Shen The British Columbia government has ordered the restoration of free natural hot spring pools that were mysteriously filled with dirt and boulders last fall. The government had launched an ...
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Ontario to amend mining bill, add Indigenous economic zones amid First Nations uproar
By Liam Casey Premier Doug Ford’s government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright, The Canadian Press has ...
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Paralympic chief challenges Brisbane 2032 organizers to top the success of Sydney
There was no better day to urge the people of Brisbane to do better than the benchmarks Sydney set for the Paralympics. International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons’ visit to the 2032 ...
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B.C. water Bill 15 facing backlash from First Nations
By The Narwhal A growing chorus of First Nations leaders is warning that B.C. Premier David Eby’s push to pass Bill 15 is deeply damaging the province’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples. “The BC ...
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Runner Tom Longboat’s immediate family to shun Six Nations Elected Council’s Tom Longboat Run
Family issues letter says it can’t support Six Nations Elected Band Council’s cannabis industry  cites social ills “This ...
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Chief Don Tom says ‘era of trust’ between First Nations and Eby is over if bills pass
By Wolfgang Depner A First Nations leader says the “era of trust” with the government of B.C. Premier David Eby is over if two bills responding to American tariffs pass this week. Chief Don Tom of the ...