By Rosalind Russell – The federal government has forced the ongoing labour dispute between some 93 hundred workers and C-N and C-P-K-C to arbitration.  Federal Minister of Labour Steve Mackinnon announced yesterday (Thurs) that the two sides will be forced to … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Ministry of Mines says the process to move low radiation material from Nipissing First Nation to the decommissioned Agnew Lake Mines site has been in the works for a while.  In a letter to Nairn … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Traditional Ecological Knowledge Elders, TEK for short, has launched a billboard campaign called Stop The Spray.  The Elders launched the campaign this Monday on Sagamok-Anishinabek First Nation to push the Ontario government to stop aerially … Continue reading →

   By Rosalind Russell – An Indigenous exhibition has opened in Sudbury. The Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions (Anishinaabewin Maamninendimowin: Pane Gii-Bite), presented by Indigenous Tourism Ontario is now open as a free special exhibition at Science North for a limited time.   … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City shut down services at midnight, locking out more than nine thousand members of the Teamsters Union. The railways move about one billion dollars worth of goods daily, and experts … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Canadian Public Health Association says each of the ten supervised consumption sites slated for closure in Ontario has saved hundreds of lives.  The Ford government announced Tuesday that it is banning any supervised drug consumption … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Some 50 people took in an emergency meeting of the councils of Baldwin and Nairn & Hyman townships Monday afternoon calling on governments to halt the transportation of any low-grade radioactive material to the Agnew Lake … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – This year marks the 70th anniversary of an inclusive organization — Community Living Algoma. Centralized in Sault Ste. Marie, communication coordinator Cindy Crawford says the organization is inviting supporters from throughout the district to share in … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory has a new chief. Despite the power outage late in the day Sunday, the community was able to complete the election bringing in a new chief. Releasing the results was slightly delayed due … Continue reading →