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After months of planning, Kahnàwake’s beach is opening today. Mackenzie Whyte is the Interim Director of Sports and Recreation at the Mohawk Council. Whyte says there will be 2 lifeguards on duty at all times. COVID restrictions are in place: “Just make sure that people are separated, you have two hand washing stations here, so […]

After twelve years as an elected official, Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer has made history, as she was elected Grand Chief by her community on Saturday, becoming the first woman to head the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. “I’m not somebody who is usually at a loss for words,” Sky-Deer said moments after her win. “I’m not even sure […]

A shooting outside of a cannabis shop in Kanesatake has left one man dead. The Surete du Quebec says they received a call at 3:40 Thursday afternoon about an armed assault outside the Greenroom on St-Michel near the Pines. The 47 year old victim was rushed to hospital but succumbed to his wounds late in […]

Lachine is the latest municipality to cancel some Canada Day celebrations. The move is in solidarity with their First Nations neighbours, especially Kahnawake, as hundreds of unmarked graves are being discovered around the country at the sites of former Residential schools. Lachine Borough Mayor Maja Vodanovic says they have cancelled the fireworks that were planned […]

The replacement yellow ambulance that has been in the community for the last several months is costing the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) $125 a day in rental fees that are not covered by insurance. The KFB has been renting the ambulance since an accident took the second vehicle off the roads in January. “We brought […]

There will be two complete ramp closures overnight tonight for the Mercier Bridge. The Highway 138 access ramp toward Montreal from the Chateauguay direction will be completely closed. As well, the Highway 132 down ramp toward La Prairie will be off limits beginning tonight at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Thursday.

A big screen debut in Quebec on Friday for Kahnàwake filmmaker Tracey Deer and her film ‘Beans.’ The movie is about a young teenager’s coming of age during the OKA crisis. Deer is the co-writer and director of the film and she says the timing of the release of Beans could not be more appropriate […]

In lieu of the recent horrific discoveries of unmarked graves near site of former residential schools, Thomas Irvine Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion has issued a 2nd national directive, in Remembrance, asking all branches to lower flags to half-mast. Ray Deer is the President of Mohawk Legion Branch 219: “I’m sure we’re going […]

When you opened up Google this morning on your computer, tablet or smartphone, you might have noticed that today’s doodle pays tribute to a Kahnawakero:non, Mary Two-Axe Earley, whose efforts made massive headway for Indigenous women’s rights in Canada, is featured. The Google doodles are made daily to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries […]

A rolling blockade protest is being planned in Kahnawake on Thursday at Noon to protest the birthday of the country in light of the recent discoveries of bodies at the sites of former Residential Schools. “In protest of what’s going on with all the residential schools and the churches and the bodies being found,” according […]