F-35’s Cooling Crisis: Design Flaws Fuel $2 Trillion Dilemma For Pentagon The Pentagon is facing a difficult decision regarding the F-35’s chronic, crippling problems with overheating brought on by its insufficient cooling capacity. Should the U.S. taxpayers pay for a costly upgrade to the stealth fighter’s cooling that will handle its immediate needs, or should U.S. taxpayers pay … Read more
White Poppies is an initiative for a more broadly focused Remembrance Day in Canada. We want to encourage Canadians to broaden their Remembrance Day focus to include the civilians who now make up 90% of conflict victims; to challenge the beliefs, values and institutions that make war seem inevitable; and to urge our government to promote … Read more
McIntosh Indian Residential School research needs more funding The project to search for unmarked graves on the grounds of the closed McIntosh Indian Residential School has surveyed four hectares (10 acres) of land so far. But the school property comprised more than 840 hectares, Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin Project consultant Janalee Jodouin said Wednesday. “It is the … Read more
Privatization is a Trojan horse, health coalition says Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is stealthily privatizing ever-larger segments of health care, according to a provincewide coalition of activists. To illustrate their point, the Ontario Health Coalition and the Ontario Council of Health Unions are touring a Trojan horse through Northwestern Ontario. The large equine model made … Read more
‘Significant’ number of possible grave sites identified at McIntosh Indian Residential School Preliminary search results show a “significant number of potential unmarked burials” on the grounds of the former McIntosh Indian Residential School in the Kenora District, according to a media release issued Saturday evening. The search was conducted this month, the release stated. “Members of the Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin Project Team … Read more
Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules The Chiefs of Ontario voted Thursday in support of a $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Canada, and chiefs from Northwestern Ontario played key roles in the decision. Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), representing dozens of First … Read more
Two charged with arson in Cat Lake First Nation fire Nishnawbe Aski Police Service have arrested two people in connection with a suspected July 2024 arson that tore through about $500,000 worth of construction materials. Police said the fire occurred on July 14 in the 100 block of Back Road, and upon arrival at the … Read more
Federal firearm buyback program has cost $67M, still not collecting guns after 4 years The federal firearm buyback program has cost taxpayers nearly $67.2 million since it was announced in 2020, but it still hasn’t collected a single gun. The program is designed to compensate owners of assault-style firearms that were banned by the Liberal government … Read more
We the Nuclear Free North receives support from council Members of We the Nuclear Free North held a peaceful rally at city hall and spoke before council before receiving a favourable result on Monday. Charles Faust, founding member of We the Nuclear Free North, said he thinks the ask was realistic. “We’re asking council to … Read more
Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification The Canadian government awarded billions of dollars in contracts earmarked for Indigenous enterprises without always requiring bidders to prove that they were First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, a Global News investigation has found. A program that now helps Indigenous businesses land more than $1.6 billion … Read more