Aboriginal Affairs Minister’s Swipe At Trudeau, Mulcair ‘Totally Inappropriate’: MP – Huffington Post
July 29, 2015 Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett says it’s “totally inappropriate” for Canada’s aboriginal affairs minister to take political pot shots when talking about the First Nation Financial Transparency Act.…
As election campaign heats up in Nunavut, Liberals anoint Hunter Tootoo – Nunatsiaq News
July 28, 2015 “I’m not afraid to say what needs to be said” The veteran Nunavut politician, business owner and chair of the Nunavut Planning Commission, Hunter Tootoo, will now…
Indigenous health research gets federal funding valued at over $300,000 – MyToba
July 28, 2015 Indigenous health research is at the forefront at UWinnipeg thanks to funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) that was announced today. Dr. Mary Jane…
Industrial land shortage threatens local economy – Business in Vancouver
July 28, 2015 Entire Metro Vancouver inventory could be gone within four years, analysts warn Four years after a Metro Vancouver report warned that the region would run out of…
Nexen spill worsens outlook for Canadian pipeline plans – bnn.ca
July 28, 2015 It’s becoming increasingly difficult to get oil-sands pipeline projects off the ground, and Alberta’s worst spill since 1980 will probably make it tougher. A rupture in a…
Alexis Creek First Nation creates energy drink with local ingredients – CBC
Jul 27, 2015 ‘Crazy Horse’ contains rose hips and Saskatoon berries The Alexis Creek First Nation in B.C.’s central interior has come up with an energetic idea to create economic…
$60 billion in oil sands projects frozen due to crude prices collapse – report – Mining.com
July 27, 2015 Global oil and natural-gas producers have delayed $200 billion of investment in more than 45 projects following the slump in crude prices, according to Wood Mackenzie Ltd.…
People Around Earl Grey, Sask., Discuss Poposed Potash Mine – Mining Life
Jul 27, 2015 People from around Earl Grey, Sask., took part in a public meeting Thursday to discuss a proposed Chinese-owned potash mine in the area. Yancoal Canada, which operates…
Underground gold miner ordered to stop production by BC gov’t – Mining.com
July 27, 2015 Banks Island Gold says it is in ongoing discussions with the Ministry of Environment after the company’s Yellow Giant Gold Project was ordered to cease production due…
Bill Erasmus re-elected chief of Dene Nation at 45th assembly – Northern Journal
July 27, 2015 Bill Erasmus was re-elected national chief of the Dene Nation last week in Deline. The election took place Wednesday afternoon after an all-candidates forum took up the…
