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A private member's bill designed to cut First Nations in on the profits being reaped from the harvest of resources within their territories is stalled in committee because the Ontario provincial government doesn't want to see it pass, claims Gilles Bisson.

It's been more than a year since Bisson, NDP member of provincial parliament for Timmins-James Bay, introduced Bill 97, the First Nations Resource Revenue Sharing Act, 2004.

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A private member's bill designed to cut First Nations in on the profits being reaped from the harvest of resources within their territories is stalled in committee because the Ontario provincial government doesn't want to see it pass, claims Gilles Bisson.

It's been more than a year since Bisson, NDP member of provincial parliament for Timmins-James Bay, introduced Bill 97, the First Nations Resource Revenue Sharing Act, 2004.

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Representatives from three different nations took part in a ceremony held to right a wrong after a construction project disturbed the remains of their ancestors.

The remains of what is believed to be 15 individuals were uncovered on Aug. 11 by a construction crew working to expand Teston Rd. in Vaughan.

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Representatives from three different nations took part in a ceremony held to right a wrong after a construction project disturbed the remains of their ancestors.

The remains of what is believed to be 15 individuals were uncovered on Aug. 11 by a construction crew working to expand Teston Rd. in Vaughan.

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According to figures from Statistic Canada, Aboriginal students in Toronto are twice as likely to drop out of school as their non-Aboriginal peers.

The problem faced by the Toronto District School Board is that, in order to access more funding to address the issue, it needs more detailed information about the Aboriginal students within the school system, explained Cathy Pawis, the central principal in charge of Aboriginal education for the board.

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According to figures from Statistic Canada, Aboriginal students in Toronto are twice as likely to drop out of school as their non-Aboriginal peers.

The problem faced by the Toronto District School Board is that, in order to access more funding to address the issue, it needs more detailed information about the Aboriginal students within the school system, explained Cathy Pawis, the central principal in charge of Aboriginal education for the board.

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Arthritis is one of the top three most common chronic diseases among Canadian, and is even more prevalent among members of the country's Aboriginal community. Older Aboriginal women are among the groups hardest hit by the disease.

"Arthritis is a group of diseases made up of a hundred different types of arthritis," said Sheila Renton, coordinator for the Getting a Grip on Arthritis project of the Arthritis Society's Ontario region. "Technically, it means inflammation of the joints and this can cause joint pain, stiffness, swelling and redness."

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Arthritis is one of the top three most common chronic diseases among Canadian, and is even more prevalent among members of the country's Aboriginal community. Older Aboriginal women are among the groups hardest hit by the disease.

"Arthritis is a group of diseases made up of a hundred different types of arthritis," said Sheila Renton, coordinator for the Getting a Grip on Arthritis project of the Arthritis Society's Ontario region. "Technically, it means inflammation of the joints and this can cause joint pain, stiffness, swelling and redness."

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It's been four decades since the 98 radar sites that made up the Mid-Canada Line were shut down, but First Nations communities west of Hudson and James Bays are still living with the environmental fall out from the sites on a daily basis.

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It's been four decades since the 98 radar sites that made up the Mid-Canada Line were shut down, but First Nations communities west of Hudson and James Bays are still living with the environmental fall out from the sites on a daily basis.