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Kahnawà:ke’s Brooke Stacey, who recently became a mother for the first time, has re-signed for a second season with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL). An all-star last season before going on maternity leave, Stacey had 8 goals and 8 assists in 14 games. Nathaniel A. Oliver is the Buffalo Beauts […]

The Canada Post Office in Kahnawake is closed for the rest of the day, Wednesday, after it was infested with smoke. The Kahnawake Peacekeepers say a hydro problem led one of the pumps to short out and begin to smoke at 10:14 this morning. There were no injuries, but because of the abundance of smoke, […]

The state of emergency in Kahnawake is being extended for another 30 days. The new mandate begins on December 21st and extends for a ninth straight month. It also includes the mandate of the Task Force to be extended. According to the Emergency Measures Law the state of emergency must be extended 30 days at […]

Resilience Montreal, a day centre close to Cabot Square in downtown Montreal, has to find a new home for homeless people, many of whom are Inuit. The Minister responsible for Native Affairs, Ian Lafreniere, announced assistance to the tune of $600,000 at a weekend news conference meant to help find a home. Nakuset is the […]

Mercier Bridge roadwork and inspections will require the complete closure of the Highway 138 up ramp towards Montreal. Monday through Thursday nights from 9 pm and 5 am, the ramp from the Chateauguay direction to access the Mercier will be closed. The right lane will also be closed on the bridge. A detour will be […]

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to roll out as early as Sunday in Quebec. Meanwhile, a former Montrealer has already received his doses thanks to clinical trials in the United States. Stefano Da Fre is a Filmmaker and Actor in New York City. “I wanted to do something to advance this period in life […]

The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority will conducting inspections on Friday. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake says crews will be in the area underneath the Mercier Bridge and the CP Rail Bridge to inspect the retaining walls. A boat will be used for the inspection with crews placed on the banks of the Seaway. Meanwhile, the […]

The Government of Canada has put out a call for applications to fill the positions of the Commissioner and Directors of Indigenous Languages. Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announcing that the Notice of Appointment Opportunity, which solicits applications to fill the positions of (1) Commissioner and (up to 3) Directors of Indigenous Languages, has […]

There are now four active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) appearing on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook Thursday afternoon. “These are four new cases,” she said. “The ones I had been referring to previously have recovered. We had three new positive cases yesterday (Wednesday) […]

The downtime resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic closure of the 33-year-old Kahnawà:ke Sports Complex for ice rentals has allowed The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke to undertake much-needed repairs to the facility. The time allotted has permitted the performance of preventative maintenance and it is ahead of schedule. The work includes substantial repairs to the ice-making […]