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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 […]

National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said he won’t seek re-election as the head of the organization next summer. Bellegarde announcing in a series of tweets that with: “Issues and concerns that we used to talk about only among ourselves, around the kitchen table, are now out there in the media […]

There was a significant drug bust in Kahnawake over the weekend. The Peacekeepers (PKs) raided a private residence on River Road at around 8:00 p.m. on Friday.  The PKs say they seized a large amount of suspected amphetamines and illicit cannabis. Two local males and one local female were arrested. They are awaiting formal charges. […]