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One of the most high-profile challengers for Council office in Kanesatake, Amanda Simon, has vowed to fight after she revealed on Wednesday night that she had been disqualified as a candidate due to money owed to the Mohawk Council.

The provisional, unofficial candidates for election list is out and some are hopeful, although many on social media were disappointed with the names - too many unqualified candidates, too many tied to weed shops, they lamented.

The officer tasked with managing the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election has decided to cancel plans to offer voters an online voting option, citing changes in the landscape and the need to shore up faith in the election.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season has officially arrived, with a final list of candidates coming today or Monday.

It was a long road to launching a local media program for aspiring Kanesatake journalists - much longer than it took for the first cohort to complete the program - but the efforts of administrators, teachers, and students alike have paid off.

When Lily Ieroniawákon Deer was at her lowest points dealing with the trauma she experienced growing up in the child welfare system, there was one thing that made things easier: sunshine people.

The crowd’s roar could be heard through the building as time rolled down late in a hard-fought win by the Kahnawake Hunters. They had just punched their ticket to the second round of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League playoffs.

For the Junior C Hunters, getting to the playoffs in your first year of existence, with a young team - especially compared to their first-round opponent North Shore Kodiaks - could already be considered impressive enough.

A former Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) member said that part of the reason for her departure is because of a loss of faith in “the integrity of the system,” with a meeting between a dispensary license applicant and three Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs last year deepening her concerns about “political interference.”

This week, many in Quebec celebrated a day off work for St. Jean Baptiste Day, a holiday that is rooted in the history of French settlers in the province.