The impact of the Tsilhqot’in decision on BC business – Troy Media
VANCOUVER, BC Jul 15, 2014 – The impact of the Tsilhqot’in decision on the businesses and First Nations of B.C. will be much less dramatic than the headlines indicate and…
New First Nations housing standard better than a building code – Northern Ontario Business
A new form of housing in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation is being hailed as an important step forward in addressing chronic housing issues in First Nations across Canada. The community…
Chiefs call for reform of Assembly of First Nations – The Globe and Mail
Native chiefs say the Assembly of First Nations is both ineffective and unrepresentative at this critical moment in the relationship between their people and the rest of Canada, and the…
Aboriginals: Supreme Court ruling will have national implications … – Canadian Mining Journal
2014-07-14 VANCOUVER—The recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling, granting a group of six B.C. First Nations title to a large piece of land outside their reserves, will have national implications…
Prep Business Report – CP
The Toronto stock market closed higher as traders hoped a strong report from the American financial sector indicated another upbeat earnings season from North American corporations. The S&P/TSX composite index…
Manitoba flood: Rain, flood waters shut down oil industry – CBC
Oil workers go weeks without work, pay in Manitoba’s soggy oilfields Wet weather and flooding in Manitoba is hitting the oil industry hard. Much of the province’s oil patch is…
Timing of election, role of Confederacy of Nations to dominate AFN General Assembly – Hill Times
First Nations leaders will determine the election date for AFN national chief at the organization’s general assembly in Halifax this week, but several other pressing matters will be on the…
Fort McKay First Nation suspends rebates as oilsands profits dip – Fort McMurray Today
Low profits have forced the Fort McKay First Nation to cancel their expected dividends until the band can dig itself out of debt. Since 2001, band members have received a…
Top court upholds Ontario’s logging rights on First Nations land – The Globe and Mail
Aboriginal communities cannot always look to the federal government to protect their rights, after the Supreme Court ruled that the provinces have the power to oversee development of aboriginal lands by outside…
District of Hudson’s Hope wants Site C review – BiV
The District of Hudson’s Hope wants Premier Christy Clarkto send the proposed Site C dam to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to see if it’s needed and affordable by taxpayers. “Before…
