Western premiers in Iqaluit to discuss impact of development on North – CP
IQALUIT, Nunavut _ The premiers of six western provinces and territories arrive in the Arctic boom town of Iqaluit, Nunavut, today for a gathering expected to focus on natural resources…
Treaty vs. title: First Nations’ new Tsilhqot’in choice – CBC
Supreme Court’s aboriginal land title ruling offers First Nations another route to land claims There are 59 First Nations in British Columbia involved in negotiations with the provincial and federal…
Nominations open for Aboriginal business award for forest industry – Pulp & Paper Canada
Nominations are open for the 2014 Aboriginal Business Leadership Award, a $5,000 award which recognizes and celebrates First Nations entrepreneurs for their success in a forest products business that exemplifies…
A model for First Nations relations – National Post
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in the Tsilhqot’in Nation case arising out of British Columbia will inform the way business is conducted across Canada. Here in Ontario, I…
Port Alberni, B.C., site of proposed First Nations, LNG export plant – CP
THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ A Vancouver-based company and a Vancouver Island First Nation announced plans Tuesday to work together to build a liquefied natural gas plant on aboriginal-owned land…
Supreme Court to rule Friday on Grassy Narrows case over logging rights – CP
Jul 7, 2014 THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The Supreme Court of Canada is set to deliver its decision Friday on a challenge of the Ontario government’s right to permit industrial logging…
Azimut surveying mineral prospects in Nunavik’s interior this summer – Nunatsiaq News
“We’re quite confident about its potential, and converting that potential into an economic reality” The mining company with the largest number of properties in Nunavik is gearing up for airborne…
Aboriginal works get urban makeover – Regina Leader-Post
Regina residents will have the last opportunity to see modern aboriginal art, music and culture collide at the MacKenzie Art Gallery this summer. Beat Nation: Art, Hip-hop and Aboriginal Culture…
First Nations Report: Heavy Metals From Oilsands Contaminating … – Huffington Post Canada
EDMONTON – A new study by two Alberta First Nations and University of Manitoba scientists says there is a link between oilsands pollutants and higher levels of heavy metals in…
BC Hydro aboriginal employment strategy a big success – Beacon News
Jeannie Cranmer gets very excited talking about her job – and she should. She’s responsible for BC Hydro hiring 300 First Nations workers, as the crown corporation reaches out to…
