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Photo gallery - Flooding on James Bay

Wawatay wins Canadian and Ontario awards

Stephanie Wesley’s series of articles on prostitution in Thunder Bay have been awarded Best Feature Series by the Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA).

An ‘amazing, inspiring accomplishment’

How would you describe the Idle No More movement, and what it has done to date?

Canada agrees to emphasize First Nations in Budget 2013

All parties in the Canadian parliament have agreed to make the economic outcomes of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people a central focus of Budget 2013.

Gravelle takes over Northern Development and Mines

Thunder Bay-Superior MPP Michael Gravelle is taking over as minister of Ontario’s ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM).

Gravelle back in Northern Development and Mines

Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle has been named Ontario's new minister of Northern Development and Mines.

Picard wins eighth term in Quebec Labrador

Ghislain Picard has been re-elected as the chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador for an eighth straight term.

Thunder Bay’s Aboriginal Liaison moves on

Anna Gibbon, Thunder Bay’s first Aboriginal Liaison, has been appointed Justice of the Peace to the Ontario Court of Justice.

NAPS chief of police on leave

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Chief of Police Claude Chum has taken an indefinite personal leave of absence as of Jan. 23.

Wakenagun receives funding for another year

Wakenagun Community Futures Development Corporation will be able to provide its services to the James Bay region for another year.

Pic River to build coastal trail

The Ojibways of the Pic River are planning a coastal trail to protect sand dunes and natural habitat from the mouth of the Pic River to Heron Bay on Lake Superior.

Picard wins eighth term in Quebec Labrador

Ghislain Picard has been re-elected as the chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador for an eighth straight term.

Elder Peter Barkman passes

Elder Peter Barkman of Sachigo Lake First Nation has passed away.

Key Ring of Fire official steps down

The member of Ontario’s Ring of Fire Secretariat responsible for dealing with First Nations has stepped down from the position.

Microloan program expanding

A microloan program is being expanded to help women in remote communities in northwestern Ontario start small businesses.