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Nishnawbe-Aski Police responded to a report of an injured man in a ditch near Constance Lake First Nation on Saturday. The man was found and taken to hospital in Hearst and then he was transported by air ambulance to Sudbury. Two men from Constance Lake First Nation were arrested and charged with aggravated assault and are being held in custody waiting a bail hearing. Nishnawbe-Aski Police were informed that the man died of his injuries yesterday. He has been identified as 23-year-old Myles Shaganash of Constance Lake. The investigation into his death continues. If you have any information on this crime contact the Hearst OPP or Crime Stoppers.

A new study is shedding light on the reality of First Nations children living in poverty. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives analyzed census data form 2006 and has found half of Canada’s First Nations children are living in poverty. That’s triple the national average. Measures including family income, educational attainment, water quality, infant mortality, health, suicide and homelessness were all studied and indigenous children trail the rest of Canada’s children in all of them. The study estimates the cost of easing the problem at $580-million.

The public is being warned about a possible phone scam, this time involving the Canada Border Services Agency’s Border Information Service. The CBSA says its received reports that people are being called and personal information and payment are being requested over the phone. The agency says the BIS call centre is a free service and it’s not designed to make calls to members of the public for information and payment requests.

The Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane will release more details on a new addition soon. Polar Bear Milak was born in Denmark in 2008 but for now it’s unknown when he will be in Cochrane. Final preparations are being worked out for his arrival including testing, paperwork and transportation details. The Polar Bear Habitat says it will release more details in the near future.