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Thunder Bay·NIPD 2024 Josephine Mandamin among 3 honourees in Canada Post’s 2024 Indigenous Leaders Stamp SeriesJosephine Mandamin of Wikwemikong First Nation in northwestern Ontario is among honourees in Canada Post’s third annual Indigenous Leaders Stamp Series. A ceremony for the late environmentalist was held this week. The stamp sets, whichContinue Reading

Thunder Bay Inmates at Kenora District Jail not getting proper access to menstrual products, advocates sayFirst Nations women in Kenora are demanding better and more access to menstrual products at the district jail. According to a spokesperson for the Ontario solicitor general’s office, there’s an adequate supply. But advocates sayContinue Reading

Thunder Bay The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is gathering information to determine if it needs to investigate after the damaged freighter Michipicoten arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont.’s harbour on the weekend. 213-metre-long bulk carrier started taking on water near Isle Royale on the weekendCBC News · Posted: Jun 10,Continue Reading

Thunder Bay Kenora’s new Indigenous relations adviser aims to build bridges between municipality and First NationsThe City of Kenora has made a novel move: appointing an Indigenous relations adviser, Ed Mandamin, who’s tasked with improving the relationship between the municipality and First Nations. As the northwestern Ontario city looks toContinue Reading

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario that has faced decades of mercury poisoning is suing the provincial and federal governments, arguing they’ve failed to protect its treaty rights. Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation — known as Grassy Narrows — filed the lawsuit in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday morning. It argues theContinue Reading

After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario Legislature about to make history. But he couldn’t shake the thought that he should continue in English and not Anishininiimowin, also called Oji-Cree, the language his mother taught him. “IContinue Reading

Thunder Bay A new study suggests historic problems in northwestern Ontario from mercury contamination in the 1960s and 70s are being made worse by ongoing industrial pollution. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have released the results of a study which found that discharge from the Dryden Paper MillContinue Reading

Thunder Bay·In Depth Residents of a social housing building in Kenora say they don’t feel safe due to the escalating drug crisis. While some have threatened to take matters into their own hands through acts of vigilantism, others are calling for a more collaborative approach between the northwestern Ontario cityContinue Reading

Thunder Bay People experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., say designated encampments could helpThe City of Thunder Bay, Ont., is considering designated or supported encampments as service providers grapple with a rise in homelessness. Several individuals, living in tents or elsewhere, spoke to CBC about what they’d like to seeContinue Reading