London Free Press

Area schools mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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As Canada marks its fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, London’s schools plan to honour survivors and children who never returned from the nation’s Indigenous residential schools. Both Monday’s federal holiday and Orange Shirt Day are Sept. 30. Canadians are encouraged to wear orange in remembrance of the children who survived and those who […]

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Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin | Great Lakes Now

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Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin

“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.

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London Free Press

Biker who sold cocaine to undercover officer tries to convince judge he’s changed

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Ryan (Big Red) Daigneault told a judge he can appreciate why there might be some doubts that he has changed the trajectory of his life. “I understand the Crown’s questioning of how we’ve been here before but the difference before the court today is I have a foundation I’m standing on,” said the former president […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Hike and bike for Chatsworth hub on Saturday

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A fundraiser will be held in the Township of Chatsworth this weekend to raise funds for its planned community hub project.  The fundraising committee will hold its second annual Hike and Bike for the Hub on Saturday.  The event, which also includes a poker run this year, will see participants travel 13.5 kilometres along the […]