Oka
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Illegal soil dumping: Oka residents prepare to take matters into their own handsA group of residents in Oka, Que., is preparing to take matters into its own hands, if authorities refuse to act, to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake.CanadaSep 8, 2024
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Why Algonquin Grand Chief Constant Pinesi’s route is being retraced from Oka to OttawaSeventeen people embarked unto canoes in Oka, west of Montreal, and took to the Ottawa River for a voyage they describe as bringing to light another chapter of Indigenous history.CanadaJun 26, 2024
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Two killed after head on collision with motorcycle in Oka, Que.The 63-year-old male motorcycle driver and 50-year-old female passenger were taken to hospital in critical condition, where they later died.CanadaAug 13, 2022
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SQ police call on the public’s help in solving murders linked to organized crimeMobile command posts were deployed Thursday morning in Longueuil, Laval and Oka, where the crimes were committed in the past two years.CrimeMar 17, 2022
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Hudson-Oka ferry directional signs covered to mitigate traffic from Île-aux-Tourtes bridge closureDirectional signs for the Hudson Oka ferry have been covered to mitigate traffic caused by the Ile-aux-Tourtes bridge closure in the city of Hudson.TrafficMay 26, 2021
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Mohawk land defenders demonstrate at residential real estate development in OkaMohawk activists drove out of a forested area in Kanesatake and began a very slow and loud rolling blockade toward Oka.PoliticsMay 22, 2021
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Partygoers kicked off popular Quebec beach over failure to respect COVID-19 rulesThe beach was ordered closed at about 3 p.m. Wednesday after certain groups refused to respect physical distancing rules and became verbally abusive to park staff.HealthMay 20, 2021
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Kanesatake land claims remain unresolved 30 years after Oka crisisThe land claims at the heart of the 1990 Oka crisis remain unresolved, Indigenous leaders and elders say.CanadaJul 10, 2020
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Kanesatake grand chief says deal reached to partly reopen Oka provincial parkMembers of the First Nation blocked access to Oka last Wednesday as other provincial parks partially opened.HealthMay 26, 2020
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‘Give us some time’ to prepare for reopening from COVID-19 lockdown, Kanesatake grand chief saysThere are fears over bringing COVID-19 into the Mohawk community as Quebec remains the province hardest hit by the novel coronavirus.HealthMay 21, 2020
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