‘People are getting crazier here, crazier and crazier’
A fly-in northern Ontario First Nation has declared a state of emergency over a rash of violent incidents, including murders and a series of arson attacks.
Ontario
Anishinabe man awarded $4.25 million for wrongful conviction
An Ojibwa man has been awarded $4.25 million in compensation from the Ontario government for being wrongfully convicted of killing his four-year-old niece on testimony from disgraced pathologist Charles Smith.
Debassige inquest wraps up
The inquest looking into the police shooting of Byron Debassige has wrapped up. In 2008,…
Ontario clashes with northern FN leaders
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says opposition from First Nations leaders won’t stop his government from pushing ahead with legislation to define which northern parts of the province can’t be mined.
Ottawa failing on prison farm replacement
Ottawa promised to replace shut down prison farms with programs to better help inmates gain job skills. According to the man in charge of overseeing prisons, nothing has been done since the cattle were auctioned off.
HST deal sealed
Ontario First Nations leaders sealed a deal on the Harmonized Sales Tax with federal and provincial officials Thursday, preempting plans for rail and highway blockades over the looming loss of the 30 year-old point-of-sale provincial tax exemption.
Toronto-area blockades set for June 24: RPU
A First Nations rights group is still planning blockades around Toronto on June 24 despite warnings from Canada’s spy agency and the increased security around the gathering of world leaders the same week.
Showdown looming over HST, says Brant
The Ontario and federal governments should reverse course and exempt First Nations from the harmonized sales tax or authorities could find themselves facing a situation reminiscent of 2007 when Mohawks from Tyendinaga faced-off with police during a blockade of the province’s main highway, according to one of the Mohawks involved in that protest.