Mba First Nations Casino
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Mar 5, 2014 10:51 THOMPSON, Man. – Northern Manitoba will be the next area of the province that will be home to a First Nations owned-and-operated casino.…
Northern Gateway taps former minister to mediate First Nations deals
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 5, 2014 13:08 VANCOUVER _ Former Conservative Indian Affairs minister Jim Prentice has been tapped to try and broker deals between Northern Gateway and First Nations opposed to the…
TransCanada makes initial filing for $12 billion Energy East oil pipeline
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 4, 2014 17:52 CALGARY _ TransCanada Corp. has taken an initial step toward obtaining regulatory approval for its proposed $12-billion Energy East oil pipeline. The Calgary-based pipeline giant (TSX:TRP)…
Nunavut MLAs to ponder capital budget, hear throne speech – Nunatsiaq News
March 05, 2014 “Education has been at the forefront of the majority of conversations” Nunavummiut will soon learn how much money the Government of Nunavut plans to spend on construction…
Aboriginal business future probed – Terrace Standard
Mar 3, 2014 A SFU business school is researching the region’s young aboriginal businesspeople. “For entrepreneurs below 40, we’re trying to get an idea of the supports that are in…
Science Matters: Trading water for fuel is fracking crazy – CP
By David Suzuki It would be difficult to live without oil and gas. But it would be impossible to live without water. Yet, in our mad rush to extract and…
Multi-million dollar Indigenous training strategy – My Sunshine Coast
18 February 2014 A new $4 million strategy has been launched, to improve training outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, delivering on the Newman Government’s election promise to…
Row over rare indigenous disease grant – Ninemsn
February 17, 2014 The Abbott government has left the door open on providing taxpayer money to the Machado Josephs Disease Foundation, despite overturning a $10 million grant. The previous Labor…
More federal funding flowing to improve First Nations water – Globalnews.ca
February 17, 2014 WINNIPEG – The federal government is spending an additional $323.4 million over the next two years to improve water and wastewater issues on First Nations in Canada.…
Haisla First Nation says hasty approval of Northern Gateway … – Financial Post
Haisla First Nation says hasty approval of Northern Gateway pipeline ‘would be illegal’ Feb 10 CALGARY – The Haisla First Nation is urging Ottawa to delay a decision on Enbridge…
