Listuguj Mi’gmaq sign fisheries agreement with feds after a year of tension
The Mi’gmaq community of Listuguj has reached a historic agreement with the federal government that will give it greater control over its own fisheries.
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Officials investigate huge landslide on Great Whale River
Officials are closely monitoring the area upstream from the twin Cree and Inuit communities of Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuaraapik after at least one massive landslide occurred along the Great Whale River on the morning of April 22.
Proposed hunting ban at La Verendrye reserve highlights conservation effort
After raising concerns for decades about over-harvesting by sports hunters in La Verendrye wildlife reserve, Anishinabe chiefs reached an agreement-in-principle with the Quebec government April 2 that establishes a moratorium of at least one year on moose hunting.
Third pandemic wave surges as vaccination rates pick up steam
Canada is in a punishing third wave of infections, even as vaccines continue to be administered at growing rates.
Minor delays announced to second-vaccine shipment to Eeyou Istchee
A rapid rise in new cases in the Quebec City and Gatineau areas led the Quebec government to close schools and all non-essential commerce in these regions March 32, while also bringing back the 8 pm-to-5 am curfew.
Millions budgeted for backlogged development projects await end of pandemic restrictions
As is the case around the world, the economy in Eeyou Istchee has contracted during the Covid-19 pandemic – throwing revenues, jobs and development timetables into disarray.
Covid currents shift as second dose of vaccines about to begin
As cases again begin to rise, the Cree Health Board (CHB) is warning about the rise in Covid-19 variants in Quebec and the rest of the country.
Resilience Montreal to get permanent homeless shelter
Covid-19 case numbers are rapidly declining across Quebec, though there is renewed worry as new variants are beginning to spread across the country, which the Cree Health Board (CHB) called “extremely contagious.”
Concerns mount over new variants as vaccine rollout continues
Covid-19 case numbers are rapidly declining across Quebec, though there is renewed worry as new variants are beginning to spread across the country, which the Cree Health Board (CHB) called “extremely contagious.”
Most Cree have received their vaccine, but worries about variants grow
As Covid cases continue to steadily decline across here and across Canada, the Cree Health Board (CHB) urges continued caution as new strains of the virus have been detected in the Abitibi and Montreal regions.