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The Superior Court of Quebec has ruled against Elvin “Jason” Diabo, denying his application for nearly $1.8 million in damages against the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Tewatohnhi’saktha and giving him 90 days to remove his business.

The Court of Appeal of Quebec has refused to reconsider the Superior Court’s denial of an interlocutory injunction that could have put Magic Palace on the path to reopening while its lawsuit against the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) unfolds.

The highest court in Quebec has dismissed an appeal from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), which had argued that provincial courts lack the power to weigh in on its regulatory decisions.

The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed Magic Palace’s application for an interlocutory injunction to reinstate its royalty agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), frustrating the shuttered gaming facility’s hopes for a local hearing to challenge its closure.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.

When was the last time you called up Bayview, ordered a large pepperoni, and then turned to your partner and said, “Honey, what do you think about getting pizza tonight?”

Kanesatake’s general election was cancelled on the eve of election day, with the electoral officer blaming a flawed electoral code for a mountain of irregularities, escalating the community’s governance problems into a full-blown crisis and leaving Kanehsata’kehró:non scrambling to make sense of their new political reality.

Call it what you will - a governmental crisis, a political crisis, a leadership crisis - the cancellation of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) general elections is a recipe for disaster for the community.

Kanesatake currently has one law on the books: the law to make laws. Now the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is following through on its vow to put a slate of Kanesatake laws to a ratification vote before the end of the term, even if the timing of the vote - just two weeks before the general election - is sure to raise some eyebrows.

Following setbacks in court, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera are seeking help from the Coroner’s office in their fight against McGill University after obtaining a report they say reveals new evidence of human remains around the former Royal Victoria Hospital site.