Focus on Indigenous
B.C. halts new jade mining in northwest, five-year transition for existing operations
British Columbia has prohibited mining activities on new jade tenures in the northwest, while setting a five-year wind-down period for existing operators
Police present but not enforcing injunction at Alberta oil blockade
Woodland Cree First Nation in Alberta says it hasn't been consulted on Obsidian Energy's expansion plans and has concerns about earthquakes resulting from...
Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions
Ineos temporarily shuts down facility after environment ministry declares benzene levels too high.
First Nations hope for new chapter as Trans Mountain pipeline expands
As the Trans Mountain pipeline extension opens up, First Nation communities nearby are wondering if it brings mutual benefit or "an economic stranglehold"
Canada’s First Nation declares emergency due to excessive chemicals emission
Canada’s Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution’s plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario,...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility
Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of the...
Peguis First Nation in Canada sues governments over chronic flooding
Peguis First Nation has filed a statement of claim that alleges the Canadian and Manitoba governments have failed to protect the community from...
First Nations in Canada say they must not be left out of global plastic treaty talks
First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out.
Canada’s finance minister: $5B just a start for Indigenous loan guarantee program
The $5-billion announced for an Indigenous loan guarantee program in Canada's 2024 budget is just a start: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
