First Nation Treaty Rights Affirmed in the Gargantua Harbour Trial
Media Releases Today Justice Logan dismissed 20 of the 22 counts in the Chief SayersGargantua Harbour (Nanabozhung) matter involving Batchewana First Nation (BFN), and Chief Dean Sayers. The trial has…
The Yukon government retains new legal counsel in the Peel land use planning case
Press Releases March 12, 2015 WHITEHORSE—The Government of Yukon has engaged Torys LLP as legal counsel in the Peel land use planning case. Torys LLP will be reviewing the case…
Fishers win injunction protecting herring stocks
Press Releases Mar 9, 2015 Vancouver—A federal court judge has sided with the Council of the Haida Nations and imposed an injunction on the commercial fishing of herring in Haida…
Tentative Agreement Reached in Lawsuit
Press Releases (March 9, 2015 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Cathy Towtongie today announced that a tentative settlement has been reached by negotiators in the lawsuit against…
MCFD Must Return Angila Wilson’s Children to their Family
Press Releases (Coast Salish Territory / Vancouver BC – February 27, 2015) Ten months following the horrific murder of their mother Angila Wilson, three aboriginal children remain in the care…
Federal Court Denies Motion for Interlocutory Injunction for Energy East Project
Press Releases CALGARY – On 16 February 2015, the Federal Court denied Centre du Droit de l’Environnement du Québec and France Lamonde’s (the applicants’) request for an order temporarily suspending…
Residential Schools Settlement Update for February 11, 2015
Press Releases Update for February 11, 2015: To apply for Personal Credits on behalf of a former student who is either deceased or an incapable person, you must be a…
The Yukon government appeals Peel land use planning case to ensure public government has say over public lands
Press Releases December 30, 2014 WHITEHORSE—The Government of Yukon will appeal the Yukon Supreme Court’s December 2 decision in the Peel Watershed land use planning court case. Through this appeal,…
Federal Court: Canada Acted Unconstitutionally in Ramming Through 2012 Environmental Law Changes
Press Releases December 22, 2014 VANCOUVER, COAST SALISH TERRITORIES– The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that Canada failed to uphold its constitutional duties to the Mikisew Cree First Nation…
British Columbia’s Native Courtworkers reach tentative agreement
Press Releases Tentative agreement closes gap between Native Courtworkers and comparable jobs in Aboriginal services sector. Vancouver (19 Dec. 2014) – The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU/NUPGE) announced…
