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HENDERSON — The onetime owners of most of Galloo Island have reacquired the 1,900-acre Lake Ontario property with the intent of preserving it as farmland.

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SOLOMON HUGHES gives the long history of ignorant and reactionary Tory interventions into education that attempt to hide the problems caused by cuts with contrived and ridiculous debates over culture and tradition

In December 2019, I called Chief Thomas Mattmuller with a question for a column related to the lawsuit: Should Black motorists fear driving through Venice? He said, no, of course not, and then politely hung up, if there is a polite way to do such a thing. And that is where a man named John Patten came in. Patten was well known over the years among those in Venice government. He wrote for a local website, focusing on the inner workings of City Hall, and was seen by many as an antagonist. Listin...

Wuigada is a dedicated space where First Nations musicians can share and celebrate music made by other First Nations musicians with PBS audiences.  Wuigada was named and developed by the highly acclaimed indigenous singer songwriter, Kutcha Edwards. Wuigada in Mutti Mutti means to sing.    In this edition of Wuigada we hear from singer, songwriter and proud Yorta Yorta man from the Dungala (or Murray River), in Echuca Moama, Benny Walker. We asked Benny about the inspiration...

Protesters were told to use hand sanitiser frequently and wear face masks and most appeared to be doing so but social distancing proved difficult. The Aboriginal leader said there was a “deliberate ignorance” in Australia about the history of the land. “The British tried everything to eradicate us after their invasion but it didn’t work. “We want you to listen to our voice, and that is why I believe we are here today with so much support, wanting our voice to be heard and listene...

Indigenous activist Uncle Gary Foley went to his first Invasion Day rally 51 years ago. On Tuesday, as thousands of people gathered in drizzling rain in Melbourne’s CBD, Uncle Gary told the sea of black, red and yellow of one significant shift he had noticed in more than half a century of campaigning. “What has changed, standing out here looking out at all of you mob, is that large numbers of ordinary Australians are out here with us,” he said. Thousands of protesters march throu...

Theresa Stewart, controversial ‘Loony Left’ leader of Birmingham city council – obituary She turned down a lunch date with the Queen and ruled out an Olympic bid – but denied holding a workshop for disabled lesbians Theresa Stewart in 1994 Credit:  News Team International Theresa Stewart, who has died aged 90, was the only female leader of Birmingham city council to date (from 1993 to 1999); she was Lord Mayor in 2000-01 and a member of the Labour Party for 72 years. She concentrate...