Bartleman novel could be up for major prize
A member of the Rama First Nation is anxiously awaiting news from the Giller Prize award committee.
Ontario
Atleo’s leadership questioned as chiefs reject education panel
First Nations chiefs in three provinces have struck a crippling blow against a blue-ribbon panel created by the Assembly of First Nations and Ottawa to study on-reserve education and create a template for new legislation.
Deer Lake evacuees reach Smith Falls
APTN National News More than 3,500 people have been evacuated from their homes as a…
Kingfisher evacuees arrive in Ottawa
APTN National News Evacuees from Kingfisher Lake First Nation are staying in Ottawa while firefighters…
Evacuees face long road to safety
APTN National News Over a hundred forest fires are blazing in northern Ontario, and up…
Wildfires in Northern Ontario force hundreds to evacuate
APTN National News Thousands of firefighters are battling a hundred and fifty forest fires in…
Haudenosaunee passport confiscated
APTN National News Joyce King crosses the Canada-U.S. border for “little tiny things… just continuously”….
Ontario tobacco companies prepare for $1.5 billion lawsuit
APTN National News Rothmans Inc., Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., Benson and Hedges Inc., and JTI-MacDonald…
Ex-FN police chief gets jail for kickback scheme
A former First Nations police chief has been sent to jail for his involvement in a ‘kickback’ scheme.