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  • March 17, 2021

    Support group provides space for men to share

    Courtesy Pixabay Historically, middle-aged men have been, and continue to be, a high-risk population in the community in relation to suicide.

  • August 14, 2018

    Revealing identity the long way through adoption

    Singer/sonwriter Tom Wilson has been on a six-year journey of discovery after he found out about his Kanien'kehá:ka roots in Kahnawake.

  • April 19, 2018

    Xanax, cocaine, growing concerns among youth

    Ativan, like Xanax, is in the benzodiazepine family and is meant for one-time use in cases of panic attacks. Recreational Xanax use has become trendy among youth drawing huge concern to many in Kahnawake.

  • March 14, 2018

    Tackling fentanyl issue to halt more overdoses

    The advertisements running on billboards across the province are one of several steps health professionals are taking to draw attention to and try to halt the upswing in Fentanyl and other opioid overdoses that became epidemic in Western Canada.

  • December 23, 2016

    Paramedics trained for fentanyl overdoses

    Amanda-Lee Phillips, the Kahnawake Fire Brigade’s paramedic, quality assurance and medical instructor, trained staff to administer a drug to reverse opioid overdoses.

  • December 23, 2016

    Fentanyl bust rings huge alarm bells

    The seizure of suspected fentanyl last week has PK chief Dwayne Zacharie urging community members to educate themselves on the reality of powerful opioid painkillers and their effects.

  • November 11, 2016

    Membership and drugs hot community meeting topics

    Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton left Tuesday’s community meeting after an hour-and-a-half to catch a flight, but assured those in attendance that council will continue to put pressure on non-Natives residing in town.

  • September 22, 2016

    Cops crack multi-drug operation

    The Kahnawake Peacekeepers carried out a search warrant at a residence in the area of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake on September 9.