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Category: Tribal Governments and First Nations

Posted inPolitics

First Nations had a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it. Then came the flames

by The Narwhal August 3, 2026August 4, 2026

Premier Doug Ford was presented with dozens of recommendations to improve emergency response in northern Ontario. Little progress was made before what’s now estimated to be the province’s worst wildfire season on record.

Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines

Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute

by Wisconsin Public Radio July 28, 2026July 28, 2026
Posted inEnergy

No One Owns the Sun

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 23, 2026July 24, 2026
Posted inWater Quality

Climate change is worsening water crisis for Canada’s largest First Nations population

by Mia Litzenberg, Great Lakes Now March 4, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inCulture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations

How Ontario could have cracked down on Chemical Valley pollution — but chose not to

by The Narwhal July 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

A guide to the federal review of the Line 5 tunnel

by Interlochen Public Radio June 23, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual

by Grist June 9, 2025
Posted inBlue Economy, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, The Blue Economy, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Thunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back

by Fatima Syed, The Narwhal May 21, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive

by The Narwhal April 30, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

by The Narwhal April 11, 2025November 7, 2025

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Latest News

  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.

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