Algonquin First Nations oppose nuclear waste site on their unceded territory

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories plans Near Surface Disposal Facility for radioactive waste beside the Ottawa River On June 20 2023 Chiefs of two Algonquin First Nations and the Grand Chiefs of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council (AANTC) and the Algonquin Nation Secretariat (ANS) – representing 10 of the 11 Algonquin …

Chinook helicopter crashes in Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa

Two Royal Canadian Air Force crewmembers are missing and two have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a Chinook helicopter crashed in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa at 12:10 am Tuesday morning. The Department of National Defence (DND) confirmed the CH-147 helicopter was on a training flight and carried …

Seat of Wisdom’s fingerprints all over rejected anti-Pride Petition

Editorial On April 5 2021 The Current drew its readers’ attention to an article published by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) which focused on Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWC) policies and the College’s links to conspiracy theorists. It mentioned its anti-LGBTQ policies and its links through faculty members …

Choosing Hospice was the “best thing that we ever did”

Reserve your butterfly for the upcoming Memorial Butterfly Release Submitted by St.Francis Valley Healthcare Foundation Choosing hospice care is never an easy decision. But for Catherine Rose Ethier-Etmanski (or “Casha” to everyone who knew her) it was something she knew was right for her.  She had heard many positive stories …

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