Grassy Narrows renew calls for action, apology for mercury-laden river system

Our lead story: members of Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario visit Ottawa to call on the Carney government to clean up mercury deposits in their local river system, and for the PM to apologize for comments made earlier this year.

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