Favourable winds, suppression efforts keep large forest fire away from northwestern Ontario First Nation
Kenora 14 burning about 12 kilometres north of Wabaseemoong #Wabaseemoong #Ontario
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Kenora 14 burning about 12 kilometres north of Wabaseemoong #Wabaseemoong #Ontario
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Favourable winds, suppression efforts keep large forest fire away from northwestern Ontario First Nation | CBC News
Favourable winds and provincial firefighting efforts have led to the cancellation of a stage one evacuation for Wabaseemoong Independent Nations as a large forest fire burns nearby.
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May 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Favourable winds, suppression efforts keep large forest fire away from northwestern Ontario First Nation
Kenora 14 burning about 12 kilometres north of Wabaseemoong #Wabaseemoong #Ontario
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Kenora 14 burning about 12 kilometres north of Wabaseemoong #Wabaseemoong #Ontario
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‘We shouldn't have to beg’: Thousands rally in Toronto to demand justice over First Nation mercury poisoning | CBC News
Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations continue to seek justice from the provincial and federal governments over decades of mercury poisoning caused by contamination that dat...
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September 24, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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‘We shouldn't have to beg,’ says chief of First Nation facing decades of mercury poisoning in Ontario. Grassy Narrows chief among 9,000 in rally at Queen's Park in Toronto to demand justice.
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‘We shouldn't have to beg’: Thousands rally in Toronto to demand justice over First Nation mercury poisoning | CBC News
Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations continue to seek justice from the provincial and federal governments over decades of mercury poisoning caused by contamination that dat...
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September 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
‘We shouldn't have to beg,’ says chief of First Nation facing decades of mercury poisoning in Ontario. Grassy Narrows chief among 9,000 in rally at Queen's Park in Toronto to demand justice.
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This is the prime minister's response to a First Nations woman demanding compensation for decades of mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong First Nation.
PM Mark Carney is interrupted by a protester: "I can outlast her."
March 31, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This is the prime minister's response to a First Nations woman demanding compensation for decades of mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong First Nation.
'We shouldn't have to beg,’ says chief of First Nation facing decades of mercury poisoning in Ontario.
Grassy Narrows chief among 9,000 in rally at Queen's Park in Toronto to demand justice.
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Grassy Narrows chief among 9,000 in rally at Queen's Park in Toronto to demand justice.
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‘We shouldn't have to beg’: Thousands rally in Toronto to demand justice over First Nation mercury poisoning | CBC News
Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations continue to seek justice from the provincial and federal governments over decades of mercury poisoning caused by contamination that dat...
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September 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
'We shouldn't have to beg,’ says chief of First Nation facing decades of mercury poisoning in Ontario.
Grassy Narrows chief among 9,000 in rally at Queen's Park in Toronto to demand justice.
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Grassy Narrows chief among 9,000 in rally at Queen's Park in Toronto to demand justice.
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The entire Wabaseemoong First Nation, located northwest of Kenora, Ontario, is being evacuated this week due to wildfires in the area.
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May 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The entire Wabaseemoong First Nation, located northwest of Kenora, Ontario, is being evacuated this week due to wildfires in the area.
Leadership from Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nations want an apology from the Prime Minister after a remark he made at the expense of a community member and activist who suffers from mercury poisoning.
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April 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Leadership from Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nations want an apology from the Prime Minister after a remark he made at the expense of a community member and activist who suffers from mercury poisoning.
Prime Minister Mark Carney jokingly says he ‘can outlast’ a mercury-affected Grassy woman calling for justice on decades of toxic dumping.
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APTN News Brief: "I can outlast her": PM Carney criticized for joke towards mercury-affected Grassy Narrows woman
Our lead story: as members of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong—First Nations hit hard by an industry-polluted river system—stage a rally at a political announcement, PM Mark Carney jokingly says...
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April 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney jokingly says he ‘can outlast’ a mercury-affected Grassy woman calling for justice on decades of toxic dumping.
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A rally was held in Toronto earlier this week by leaders and community members from Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nation to seek an end to the consequences they have suffered from mercury poisoning in their river system.
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April 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
A rally was held in Toronto earlier this week by leaders and community members from Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nation to seek an end to the consequences they have suffered from mercury poisoning in their river system.
💧 CBC reports nearly 9,000 people marched with Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong demanding action on mercury poisoning that began in the 1960s.
About 90% of Grassy Narrows has been affected.
After more than 50 years, what would real accountability look like now?
About 90% of Grassy Narrows has been affected.
After more than 50 years, what would real accountability look like now?
September 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
💧 CBC reports nearly 9,000 people marched with Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong demanding action on mercury poisoning that began in the 1960s.
About 90% of Grassy Narrows has been affected.
After more than 50 years, what would real accountability look like now?
About 90% of Grassy Narrows has been affected.
After more than 50 years, what would real accountability look like now?
Canada, oil sands seem to be following the same path as Grassy Narrows - minimal action, public liability
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‘We shouldn't have to beg’: Thousands rally in Toronto to demand justice over First Nation mercury poisoning | CBC News
Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations continue to seek justice from the provincial and federal governments over decades of mercury poisoning caused by contamination that dat...
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September 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Canada, oil sands seem to be following the same path as Grassy Narrows - minimal action, public liability
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Richard Wagamese (October 14, 1955 – March 10, 2017) was an Ojibwe Canadian author, poet and journalist from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in Northwestern Ontario. #NationalPoetryMonth 🇨🇦
April 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Richard Wagamese (October 14, 1955 – March 10, 2017) was an Ojibwe Canadian author, poet and journalist from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in Northwestern Ontario. #NationalPoetryMonth 🇨🇦
“If you had any other two communities being poisoned like us in Canada, they would have already had the poison cleaned and the communities would have been compensated for all of the harm.” #GrassyNarrows
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Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations continue to seek justice from the provincial and federal governments over decades of mercury poisoning caused by contamination that dat...
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September 25, 2026 at 9:37 AM
“If you had any other two communities being poisoned like us in Canada, they would have already had the poison cleaned and the communities would have been compensated for all of the harm.” #GrassyNarrows
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More than 200 fire crews are battling against wildfires in northwestern Ontario as more than 800 residents of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation have evacuated.
On Sunday, Chief Waylon Scott said the fires were less than a kilometre from the community.
On Sunday, Chief Waylon Scott said the fires were less than a kilometre from the community.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
More than 200 fire crews are battling against wildfires in northwestern Ontario as more than 800 residents of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation have evacuated.
On Sunday, Chief Waylon Scott said the fires were less than a kilometre from the community.
On Sunday, Chief Waylon Scott said the fires were less than a kilometre from the community.
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First Nation evacuated due to massive wildfire
Residents from Wabaseemoong have left the community, as one of the two blazes near the First Nation is on its doorstep.
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The government of Ontario is offering $50,000 rewards to two separate homicides in the community of Wabaseemoong First Nation, also known as Whitedog in northwestern Ontario.
One of the homicides took place over 30 years ago.
One of the homicides took place over 30 years ago.
$50,000 rewards being offered in connection to two separate historic homicides | APTN News
The government of Ontario is offering $50,000 rewards to two separate homicides in the community of Wabaseemoong First Nation, also known as Whitedog in northwestern Ontario.
One of the homicides…
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September 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The government of Ontario is offering $50,000 rewards to two separate homicides in the community of Wabaseemoong First Nation, also known as Whitedog in northwestern Ontario.
One of the homicides took place over 30 years ago.
One of the homicides took place over 30 years ago.
Thousands March in Toronto as Grassy Narrows Presses Ford on Mercury
KENORA / TORONTO – September 25, 2026 – About 9,000 people walked through downtown Toronto on Wednesday in the annual River Run, led by Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, to demand that Ontario and…
KENORA / TORONTO – September 25, 2026 – About 9,000 people walked through downtown Toronto on Wednesday in the annual River Run, led by Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, to demand that Ontario and…
Thousands March in Toronto as Grassy Narrows Presses Ford on Mercury
KENORA / TORONTO – September 25, 2026 – About 9,000 people walked through downtown Toronto on Wednesday in the annual River Run, led by Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, to demand that Ontario and Ottawa finally deal with mercury dumped into the English-Wabigoon river system more than 50 years ago. A bus of residents made the trip from the Kenora District.
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September 25, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Thousands March in Toronto as Grassy Narrows Presses Ford on Mercury
KENORA / TORONTO – September 25, 2026 – About 9,000 people walked through downtown Toronto on Wednesday in the annual River Run, led by Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, to demand that Ontario and…
KENORA / TORONTO – September 25, 2026 – About 9,000 people walked through downtown Toronto on Wednesday in the annual River Run, led by Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, to demand that Ontario and…
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, who have been staying in Niagara Falls since mid-May due to an evacuation order, have been cleared to return home.
June 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, who have been staying in Niagara Falls since mid-May due to an evacuation order, have been cleared to return home.
Today on APTN National News: Crews continue to battle wildfires in northwestern Ontario as more than 800 residents of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations have been evacuated.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Today on APTN National News: Crews continue to battle wildfires in northwestern Ontario as more than 800 residents of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations have been evacuated.
PM Mark Carney: there is nothing funny about Indigenous communities demanding that their rights be respected. Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong have been seeking justice for decades. They deserve respect, accountability, and action. Read more: psacunion.ca/psac-denounc...
April 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
PM Mark Carney: there is nothing funny about Indigenous communities demanding that their rights be respected. Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong have been seeking justice for decades. They deserve respect, accountability, and action. Read more: psacunion.ca/psac-denounc...
"The Dryden mill is making that poison worse every day. Where is Premier Ford, and will he finally step up and shut down the mill?"
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Grassy Narrows residents protest against the Dryden mill - Your Sunset Country
Members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong, along with local supporters held a protest in Dryden.
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May 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"The Dryden mill is making that poison worse every day. Where is Premier Ford, and will he finally step up and shut down the mill?"
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