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JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft struck at Palestinian militants in Gaza on Saturday who responded with a volley of rockets which rained on southern Israeli towns, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Palestinian officials said nine militants were killed, while on the Israeli side one...

By Taryn Della APTN National News HALIFAX–Residential school survivors expressed outrage Thursday over a statement made by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan who said the Indian residential school system was not an act of “genocide,” but a case “of education policy gone wrong.” The...

APTN National News The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has been meeting with representatives from the local tobacco industry. It is hoped that by creating regulations it will make the industry more legitimate. Mohawk council works to create tobacco regulations | APTN National News If they stopped...

Canada will support Libya in quest for democracy Canada is calling for a quick end to military action in Libya following the death of Moammar Gadhafi, but it is still vowing to help the battered country with its quest for democracy, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Friday...

Foodstock: Learn the value of clean, local food In August, I wrote of an exciting upcoming event, Foodstock. Well, it's shaping up to be even bigger and better, not one to miss. You may have seen something about it on CBC's The National on Monday. If you did, you saw volunteers (including...

For now anyways... Trudeau rules out running for Liberal leadership - CTV News Hopefully, he takes up skiing or flying planes, before he gets it in his mind to run for leadership. His platform could be written in crayon and make as much sense as the usual ideologues here, and the idiot...

Oh well, it could be worse, we could have an NDP gov't. Holy crap, I shuddered when I typed that. Hudak forgot to show up for the campaign, he has no one to blame but himself.

And I really do hate to say it... I'd love to vote for Megan Tay. If only her sincerity, energy and passion, wasn't over shadowed and made irrelevant by the provincial NDP's flawed platform.

APTN National News Aboriginal Affairs has fired the chief of Esgenoopetitj and three of its councillors. The decision was made after an investigation into corrupt practices during the bands last election. An order from Minister of Aboriginal Affairs John Duncan also bans Chief Joseph Dedam...

It’sa WRAP at GREAT, students in the trades... By Stephanie Dearing Writer It’sa W.R.A.P. - the brand new Work Ready Aboriginal People pilot project, that is. Launched September 15 at Grand River Employment and Training (GREAT), the project aims to put the feet of 12 Six Nations...

South-central Ontario First Nations now get to decide on land settlement Author: By Shari Narine Birchbark Writer RAMA FIRST NATION Year: 2011 It will be the largest specific land claim settlement in Canada’s history and the...

Kahente Horn-Miller successful candidate for important Legislative Coordinating Commission position The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is pleased to announce that Kahente Horn-Miller will be the new Coordinator for the Kahnawà:ke Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC), which is...

Six Nations Business grows from "Dish with one Spoon Six Nations businesses need to organize to protect themselves, lawyer Aaron Detlor told a business meeting. “The challenge facing Six Nations business people...

Ontario First Nation declares victory in decade-old logging dispute TORONTO - A northwestern Ontario aboriginal community is declaring victory in its 11-year court battle to stop logging on traditional lands — a ruling their lawyer says could have legal implications for similar disputes...

UN debate: Syrian activist takes on lies of Assad regime & allies - YouTube

HALIFAX — The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada has added her voice to the legal profession’s condemnation of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who sparked an uproar earlier this year on the issue of judicial independence. Speaking on the matter for the first time, Chief...

Prosecuting freedom of speech | Editorial | Opinion | Toronto Sun Very interesting. You have to love the loony left. When will they learn, freedom of speech isn't just for them. Both Lilley and Levant, offer compelling opinions. Wow!

Weird Orange Goo in Alaska Proves Aliens Exist It sounds like the premise for a science-fiction/horror movie from the '70's. Mysterious "orange goo" started washing up on Alaskan shores Wednesday night, and so far, nobody has the slightest idea why. If you're like me, your first thought was...

Natives needn't pay tax on interest from accounts on reserve: Supreme Court OTTAWA- Interest earned by natives from accounts held on reserves is tax-free, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. The court overturned a pair of rulings from the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of...