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First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues
March 29, 2019 at 3:59 pm
A young First Nations hockey team enjoyed the NHL treatment earlier this month, courtesy of St. Louis Blues star Ryan O’Reilly. The First Nations Elites AAA Bantam squad were invited by O’Reilly and his mother Bonnie to spend the day with members of the Blues before taking in the action at the Canadian Tire Centre as St. Louis..
Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall
March 29, 2019 at 3:55 pm
After 10 years of struggle, Indian Day School survivor Garry McLean missed seeing justice done by three weeks. McLean, the representative plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit representing students at the schools, died February 19 – just before he could attend the signing of an agreement with the federal government to settle the..
First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis
March 29, 2019 at 3:52 pm
In Canada’s rush to legalize cannabis, many First Nations felt that there was inadequate consultation and preparation regarding issues such as revenue sharing, regulatory control and taxation. Some have chosen not to wait for provincial governments to dictate the terms of cultivation, sales and distribution. Listuguj Mi’gmaq..
Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission
March 29, 2019 at 3:50 pm
According to some First Nations legends, hope and justice begin in the east – where dawn’s light first reaches Turtle Island. This is one underlying theme of the award-winning documentary Dawnland, which recently screened at Montreal’s Concordia University as part of the Cinema Politica series. The film follows the Maine-Wabanaki..

New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often

March 1, 2019 at 4:55 pm

The Canadian Paediatric Society is now recommending the introduction of foods such as peanuts and eggs for at-risk children as..

Indigenous singer iskwē shines in Montreal

March 15, 2019 at 3:23 pm

Her full traditional name – Waseskwan Iskwew – translates as Blue Sky Woman. But iskwē believes she has come from the stars. The..

Aren’t they our best friends after all?

March 1, 2019 at 4:40 pm

Those eyes again! The same as last week. Piercing through the brush, watching. We have all seen them around – the wandering,..

New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises

March 29, 2019 at 3:56 pm

Changes to the format and scheduling at this year’s Rupert River Cup made for exciting game play at the hockey and broomball..

In The Issue

February was a strange month for Vancouver’s Goldcorp Inc., Canada’s largest producer of gold and the company in charge of opening the Éléonore mining project in the Wemindji area. In early February, Goldcorp chairman Ian Telfer was named as a […]

by Jesse B. Staniforth / on March 23, 2012 at 2:21 pm /

C-Bay Minerals Inc.

In November, the newly minted company C-Bay Minerals took over the Lac Doré Complex of eight mines in the Chibougamau/ Oujé-Bougoumou area. C-Bay Minerals Inc., jointly owned by Nuinsco Resources Limited, based in Toronto, and Ocean Partners Holdings Limited, headquartered […]

by Jesse B. Staniforth / on March 23, 2012 at 2:20 pm /

Labrador Iron Mines

Boasting that they are “Canada’s newest high-growth iron-ore producer”, Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (LIM) has their efforts focused on the Schefferville Projects, which span from northeastern Quebec over to western Labrador. With 400,000 tonnes of iron-ore product sold in […]

by Amy German / on March 23, 2012 at 2:18 pm /

Eastmain Resources Inc.

Just 50 km south of Goldcorp’s Éléonore mining project and just a few clicks away from EM-1 is Eastmain Resources Inc.’s Clearwater flagship, the Eau Claire deposit. As President Don Robinson explains, the company was drawn to the area because […]

by Amy German / on March 23, 2012 at 2:15 pm /

Osisko Mining Corp

A homegrown Quebec company based in Montreal, Osisko Mining Corporation’s flagship is the Canadian Malartic gold deposit in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. After several years of preparation, the company finally poured their first gold bar on April 13, 2011 and commercial […]

by Amy German / on March 23, 2012 at 2:11 pm /

Pacific Bay Minerals

Based in British Columbia, Pacific Bay Minerals Limited has exploration projects on the go both nationally and internationally with claims in Quebec, BC, the Yukon and Argentina. According to David H. Brett, President & CEO of Pacific Bay Minerals, the […]

by Amy German / on March 23, 2012 at 2:06 pm /

A new leader

On March 8, the people of Chisasibi elected Davey Bobbish as their new Chief. The race between six candidates began when former Chief Abraham Rupert announced that he was stepping down due to health reasons at the start of 2012. […]

by Akiva Levitas / on March 23, 2012 at 1:58 pm /

Bringing justice home

For the crowd that gathered for the official opening of the Wemindji Justice Centre on Friday, February 17, there were moments of laughter to balance against the new building’s serious purpose. Following a speech by Geoffrey Kelley, Quebec Minister responsible […]

by Jesse B. Staniforth / on March 9, 2012 at 9:05 pm /

Inuit distinctiveness

On February 24, the McCord Museum hosted the opening of a very special exhibition: Inuit Modern, The Esther and Samuel Sarick Collection. Shown last year at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Inuit Modern is on loan to the Montreal […]

by Christine Rigby / on March 9, 2012 at 9:04 pm /

The outdoorsman’s expo

There is a great difference between getting back to nature and then getting back to nature in style or at least so it may seem when you go to great big hunting, fishing and camping expositions in the great big […]

by Amy German / on March 9, 2012 at 9:03 pm /

IN THE ISSUE

First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues

Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall

First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis

Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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