Akwesasne

• Suspected kidnapping of American couple leads to another arrest in Quebec

  Quebec provincial police say the arrest took place a little after 11 p.m. Thursday night in Hinchinbrooke, Que.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2020
  
• Police investigating homicide on Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne

  Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance transported an injured man to Cornwall Community Hospital on Aug. 11. He was later airlifted to Ottawa, where he succumbed to his injuries.

  Crime

  Aug 12, 2019
  
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• Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs face licensing issues, tax challenges

  Reserve politics and jurisdictional issues have complicated legalization in Indigenous communities.

  Cannabis

  Apr 16, 2019
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• Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, Ottawa police look to prevent human trafficking among most vulnerable

  Ottawa police and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne are spreading awareness leading up to National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2019
• ‘Safety and health are paramount’: Legalizing cannabis sales on Mohawk territory

  For the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, cannabis legalization is an opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past regarding tobacco.

  Cannabis

  Nov 10, 2018
• Akwesasne Chief to run in Ottawa marathon to fight child obesity

  Child obesity is a problem that affects thousands of Canadians, but none more so than Canada's indigenous youth Chief Troy Thompson seeks to change that.

  Lifestyle

  May 15, 2018
• Akwesasne creates first indigenous court in Canada for and by indigenous people

  The Mohawk band council of Akwesasne has introduced what is considered the first indigenous legal system in Canada outside a federal framework.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2016
• Canada’s flourishing contraband tobacco market helps fund overseas terrorism: report

  Illegal tobacco also helps fund organized crime in Canada and terrorist organizations abroad, the report notes.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2016