From Northern Ontario Business
First Nations reiterate opposition to nuclear waste storage
By: Northern Ontario Business staff - 1/9/2012
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the Anishinabek Nation have united in their opposition to the storage of nuclear waste in Northern Ontario.
From the Vancouver Sun
Ontario nurses blast gov't inaction on First Nations drug crisis
BY ELIZABETH PAYNE, POSTMEDIA NEWS JANUARY 10, 2012
OTTAWA — The federal and provincial governments have failed to adequately address the prescription drug abuse crisis that is devastating remote northern Ontario communities, says the association that represents 33,000 registered nurses in Ontario.
From Winnipeg Free Press
Mould drives teachers away, jeopardizes school year for hundreds of students
By: Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press - Posted: 01/10/2012
OTTAWA - The only school in a troubled northwestern Ontario First Nation has closed down almost all of its classes because mould has driven away many of its teachers.
AFN press release
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Offers Condolences Following Plane Crash Near North Spirit Lake First Nation
OTTAWA, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today offered condolences following a plane crash near North Spirit Lake First Nation.
Atleo wants 2012 to represent a ‘critical mass for change for First Nations people’
By CHRIS PLECASH | The Hill Times Jan. 09, 2012
AFN National Chief Atleo calls on PM to follow through on endorsement of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
From the Toronto Star
UN to investigate missing aboriginal women
Jan 06 2012 - Tanya Talaga - Queen's Park Bureau
“I have heard nothing.”
Laurie Odjick is at a loss to explain what happened to her daughter Maisy and the teen’s best friend, Shannon Alexander.
From the Vancouver Sun
From CBC.ca