Jon Thompson
@jonthompson.bsky.social
Journalist. Belongs to Northwestern Ontario. Ricochet Media.
“Thunder Bay” now streaming on Crave.
Past words & baritone for Canadaland, CBC, TVO, APTN.
“Thunder Bay” now streaming on Crave.
Past words & baritone for Canadaland, CBC, TVO, APTN.
Onigaming First Nation elders have ordered leaders to blockade Highway 71 if Ontario grants permits to transport ore from their water source through the reserve.
Chief Jeff Copenace has sent a call for help to Treaty 3, Chiefs of Ontario & Assembly of First Nations.
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Chief Jeff Copenace has sent a call for help to Treaty 3, Chiefs of Ontario & Assembly of First Nations.
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Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source
In a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent
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November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Onigaming First Nation elders have ordered leaders to blockade Highway 71 if Ontario grants permits to transport ore from their water source through the reserve.
Chief Jeff Copenace has sent a call for help to Treaty 3, Chiefs of Ontario & Assembly of First Nations.
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Chief Jeff Copenace has sent a call for help to Treaty 3, Chiefs of Ontario & Assembly of First Nations.
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Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop #mining near drinking #water source.
After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent.
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#onpoli
After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/o...
#onpoli
Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source
In a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent
ricochet.media
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop #mining near drinking #water source.
After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/o...
#onpoli
After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli
Despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford's call for Canada to "get out of the way" on the Environmental Assessment in the proposed Ring of Fire, the federal process involving 15 First Nations will continue.
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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment
Doug Ford wants to fast-track critical mineral development, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford's call for Canada to "get out of the way" on the Environmental Assessment in the proposed Ring of Fire, the federal process involving 15 First Nations will continue.
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Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment.
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli
Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment
Doug Ford wants to fast-track critical mineral development, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights
ricochet.media
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment.
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/envi...
#onpoli
Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/envi...
#onpoli
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Ontario First Nations say it’s ‘now or never’ to stand up to resource extraction bills.
Legal experts warn laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders call for a united front to defend lands and rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli
Legal experts warn laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders call for a united front to defend lands and rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli
Ontario First Nations say it's ‘now or never’ to stand up to resource extraction bills
Legal experts warn that laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders across the north call for a united front to defend their lands and sovereignty
ricochet.media
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ontario First Nations say it’s ‘now or never’ to stand up to resource extraction bills.
Legal experts warn laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders call for a united front to defend lands and rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli
Legal experts warn laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders call for a united front to defend lands and rights.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
#onpoli
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“This is the kind of power that dictators give themselves. I think people in Canada have just become so distracted by so much noise and information out there, because I don’t know why every Canadian isn’t jumping up and down, mortified by this" - Lawyer Kate Kempton from Woodward & Company LLP
Nishnawbe Aski Nation chiefs voted unanimously to demand that Canada and Ontario meet with them over the law-defying Bill C-5 and Bill 5.
But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land.
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But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land.
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‘Now or never’ for Ontario First Nations to stand up to resource extraction bills
Legal experts warn that laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders across the north call for a united front to defend their lands and sovereignty
ricochet.media
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“This is the kind of power that dictators give themselves. I think people in Canada have just become so distracted by so much noise and information out there, because I don’t know why every Canadian isn’t jumping up and down, mortified by this" - Lawyer Kate Kempton from Woodward & Company LLP
Nishnawbe Aski Nation chiefs voted unanimously to demand that Canada and Ontario meet with them over the law-defying Bill C-5 and Bill 5.
But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land.
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land.
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
‘Now or never’ for Ontario First Nations to stand up to resource extraction bills
Legal experts warn that laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders across the north call for a united front to defend their lands and sovereignty
ricochet.media
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nishnawbe Aski Nation chiefs voted unanimously to demand that Canada and Ontario meet with them over the law-defying Bill C-5 and Bill 5.
But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land.
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land.
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
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When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week?
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line
ricochet.media
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week?
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Say what you will about Thunder Bay, it’s a perfect place to put a city.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Say what you will about Thunder Bay, it’s a perfect place to put a city.
When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week?
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line.
The latest from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#cdnpoli #Budget2025
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line
ricochet.media
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week?
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Canada's not telling.
I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Marten Falls First Nation and the family of Corey Belesky appeal to the public for information about his murder on its third anniversary.
They also call for Thunder Bay Police Service to increase officer resources to the case.
They also call for Thunder Bay Police Service to increase officer resources to the case.
November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Marten Falls First Nation and the family of Corey Belesky appeal to the public for information about his murder on its third anniversary.
They also call for Thunder Bay Police Service to increase officer resources to the case.
They also call for Thunder Bay Police Service to increase officer resources to the case.
Prior to Doug Ford's re-election, First Nations near the proposed Ring of Fire mine development called his government's strategy, "divide and conquer."
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Ford was re-elected on the Ring of Fire as "protecting Ontario."
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Now this...
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Ford was re-elected on the Ring of Fire as "protecting Ontario."
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Now this...
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Prior to Doug Ford's re-election, First Nations near the proposed Ring of Fire mine development called his government's strategy, "divide and conquer."
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Ford was re-elected on the Ring of Fire as "protecting Ontario."
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Now this...
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Ford was re-elected on the Ring of Fire as "protecting Ontario."
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Now this...
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‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining.
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli #landback
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
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#onpoli #landback
‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining
As Ontario signs new deals under Bill 5, some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions
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October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining.
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli #landback
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli #landback
I think this week's lasting impact will be how it's something of a coming out party for Indigenous minister Greg Rickford's interpretation of Ontario's responsibility to First Nations, which he calls "economic reconciliation."
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‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining
As Ontario signs new deals under Bill 5, some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions
ricochet.media
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think this week's lasting impact will be how it's something of a coming out party for Indigenous minister Greg Rickford's interpretation of Ontario's responsibility to First Nations, which he calls "economic reconciliation."
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facebook.com/reel/1879242906005086/
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Ontario is commissioning a feasibility study to build a pipeline that would carry “Canadian oil and gas from Alberta and Saskatchewan to new and established refineries in southern Ontario and new ports on James Bay, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes.”
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October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Ontario is commissioning a feasibility study to build a pipeline that would carry “Canadian oil and gas from Alberta and Saskatchewan to new and established refineries in southern Ontario and new ports on James Bay, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes.”
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OPINION: As the Ford government ushers in rules for special economic zones in Ontario — where laws are lifted in the name of economic development — it is ignoring global examples where this tradeoff went wrong. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-spec...
The dangerous path of Ontario’s special economic zones | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government is pushing ahead with rules under Bill 5 to allow special economic zones, despite global examples of harm to land and people
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October 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
OPINION: As the Ford government ushers in rules for special economic zones in Ontario — where laws are lifted in the name of economic development — it is ignoring global examples where this tradeoff went wrong. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-spec...
Taykwa Tagamou Nation has dropped its lawsuit against Discovery Silver Corp., which had sought development costs of over 110 years, arguing lacking consultation and accommodation.
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Tallying up the cost of mining on Indigenous land
Northern Ontario First Nation is seeking damages for ‘cumulative impacts’ since prospectors first discovered gold there in 1909
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October 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Taykwa Tagamou Nation has dropped its lawsuit against Discovery Silver Corp., which had sought development costs of over 110 years, arguing lacking consultation and accommodation.
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For anecdotal consideration on how the political turn might be so sharp that those who worked in corporate DEI only a couple of years ago are no longer being hired.
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Think landing a job is hard? Try having 'DEI' on your resume
Having diversity, equity and inclusion experience (DEI) on a resume feels like a scarlet letter in an already difficult job market. Read on
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October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For anecdotal consideration on how the political turn might be so sharp that those who worked in corporate DEI only a couple of years ago are no longer being hired.
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We are talking about bail here.
So by “violent criminals,” I’m sure the prime minister means citizens alleged to have committed violent crimes.
So by “violent criminals,” I’m sure the prime minister means citizens alleged to have committed violent crimes.
Canada’s bail and sentencing laws are about to get a lot tougher.
We’re amending the Criminal Code to help keep violent criminals and repeat offenders off our streets, and we’re introducing stronger sentences for auto-theft, organised crime, and home invasion.
We’re amending the Criminal Code to help keep violent criminals and repeat offenders off our streets, and we’re introducing stronger sentences for auto-theft, organised crime, and home invasion.
October 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We are talking about bail here.
So by “violent criminals,” I’m sure the prime minister means citizens alleged to have committed violent crimes.
So by “violent criminals,” I’m sure the prime minister means citizens alleged to have committed violent crimes.
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has lifted a shelter-in-place advisory at Brunswick House, where a man was shot on Sunday.
Police have not located the alleged gunman but according to the release, "police now believe there is no ongoing threat to public safety..."
Police have not located the alleged gunman but according to the release, "police now believe there is no ongoing threat to public safety..."
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has lifted a shelter-in-place advisory at Brunswick House, where a man was shot on Sunday.
Police have not located the alleged gunman but according to the release, "police now believe there is no ongoing threat to public safety..."
Police have not located the alleged gunman but according to the release, "police now believe there is no ongoing threat to public safety..."
20hrs after Thunder Bay police chief Darcy Fleury refused to answer media questions on a CBC piece alleging a new Satan's Choice chapter, TBPS now says there's no evidence.
Why wouldn't you tell us yesterday?
"Yesterday we were here for a purpose, which was the announcement we wanted to make..."
Why wouldn't you tell us yesterday?
"Yesterday we were here for a purpose, which was the announcement we wanted to make..."
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
20hrs after Thunder Bay police chief Darcy Fleury refused to answer media questions on a CBC piece alleging a new Satan's Choice chapter, TBPS now says there's no evidence.
Why wouldn't you tell us yesterday?
"Yesterday we were here for a purpose, which was the announcement we wanted to make..."
Why wouldn't you tell us yesterday?
"Yesterday we were here for a purpose, which was the announcement we wanted to make..."
Thunder Bay police chief Darcy Fleury refused to answer questions at a press conference today re: this CBC report that Satan's Choice is re-establishing itself in the northern Ontario centres of Thunder Bay and Sudbury, among other places.
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That's for a presser tomorrow.
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That's for a presser tomorrow.
Police monitor outlaw motorcycle gang's resurgence in northern Ontario as law agencies watch national trends | CBC News
Provincial police say they’re keeping a watch on renewed activity from the outlaw motorcycle gang Satan’s Choice in northern Ontario, as new chapters for Satan’s Choice appear to be popping up in citi...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thunder Bay police chief Darcy Fleury refused to answer questions at a press conference today re: this CBC report that Satan's Choice is re-establishing itself in the northern Ontario centres of Thunder Bay and Sudbury, among other places.
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That's for a presser tomorrow.
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That's for a presser tomorrow.
Since we published this story, police has issued another shelter-in-place advisory for an armed gunman still at large who has shot someone, this time in Brunswick House First Nation.
The last one was Thursday in Ginoogaming First Nation where two men have been arrested for second-degree murder.
The last one was Thursday in Ginoogaming First Nation where two men have been arrested for second-degree murder.
First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north.
As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.
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#onpoli #indigenous
As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
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#onpoli #indigenous
‘We’re losing control of our communities’: First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north
As Ontario government sells off the north to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding safety and healing instead of resource extraction
ricochet.media
October 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Since we published this story, police has issued another shelter-in-place advisory for an armed gunman still at large who has shot someone, this time in Brunswick House First Nation.
The last one was Thursday in Ginoogaming First Nation where two men have been arrested for second-degree murder.
The last one was Thursday in Ginoogaming First Nation where two men have been arrested for second-degree murder.
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is requesting members of Brunswick House First Nation to shelter in place on Sunday night.
It’s the 2nd time this week police has called for a NAN community to shelter in place due to armed individuals at large.
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It’s the 2nd time this week police has called for a NAN community to shelter in place due to armed individuals at large.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is requesting members of Brunswick House First Nation to shelter in place on Sunday night.
It’s the 2nd time this week police has called for a NAN community to shelter in place due to armed individuals at large.
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
It’s the 2nd time this week police has called for a NAN community to shelter in place due to armed individuals at large.
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According to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Doug Ford & Greg Rickford have yet to contact Ginoogaming First Nation following the shooting death of a local man & apprehension of two Brampton men following a two-day, shelter-in-place incident leaders say was drug-related.
First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north.
As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#onpoli #indigenous
As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
#onpoli #indigenous
‘We’re losing control of our communities’: First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north
As Ontario government sells off the north to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding safety and healing instead of resource extraction
ricochet.media
October 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
According to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Doug Ford & Greg Rickford have yet to contact Ginoogaming First Nation following the shooting death of a local man & apprehension of two Brampton men following a two-day, shelter-in-place incident leaders say was drug-related.