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Publication Date: June 23, 2026 - 19:54
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First Nation demands Carney apology amid 60-year mercury crisis
June 23, 2026
Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for a paper mill linked to mercury contamination to be closed. Protesters say the Dryden paper mill, which dumped about nine tonnes of mercury into the English-Wabigoon River System in the 1960s and '70s, continues to pollute their community's water system.
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A prominent gun control advocacy group is repeating its call for an immediate end to new sales of SKS rifles following deadly shootings in Montreal.
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June 25, 2026 - 08:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Police in the Collines de l'Outaouais are investigating after the body of a 78-year-old Ottawa man was discovered in the Gatineau River Wednesday afternoon near Cantley, about 20 kilometres north of Ottawa. Read More
June 25, 2026 - 07:27 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
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