Wawatay News

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement after receiving the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission:

"The Indian residential school system, one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history, has had a profoundly lasting and damaging impact on Indigenous culture, heritage, and language. As a father and a former teacher, I am overwhelmingly moved by these events.

Capt. Nick Little, the pilot of Wasaya Airways Flight 127 that went missing Friday was found deceased by search and rescue crews.

The plane left Pickle Lake airport at 9 a.m. on Friday morning.

The Canadian Forces Search and Rescue began their search at about 1:15 p.m. approximately 28 kilometres northeast of Pickle Lake.

Any citizens of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) traveling to Toronto on December 9, 2015, should be aware there will be a citywide taxi and limo strike.

The Hog Town battle is between Toronto city taxicabs and Uber: a personal driver service connected through smart phone apps.

The strike will gum up the streets in protest to Uber’s non-compliance of Toronto’s city bylaws. The taxi and limo driver’s are arguing that Uber is operating without licenses, insurance and are not regulated by city standards.