Smiths Falls library builds First Nations section in honour of reconciliation – InsideOttawaValley
March 07, 2016 The Smiths Falls Public Library is doing its part to empower local residents and propel them on a journey of learning from their First Nations neighbours so…
Royal Bank of Canada reports first quarter 2016 results
Press Release TORONTO, February 24, 2016 – Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today reported net income of $2,447 million for the first quarter ended January 31, 2016, flat from…
New appointments to minister’s advisory council
Four new members have been appointed to the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women (MACAW), which provides advice to the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on improving the quality…
Leading Aboriginal Lawyer Michael McDonald Joins DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. McDonald, a highly regarded Aboriginal lawyer in Canada, has joined the firm’s Vancouver office as associate counsel. Michael’s combination…
Seven Generations Announces $260 Million Common Share Private Placement Financing
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Feb. 9, 2016) – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (TSX:VII) has agreed to issue 18,571,600…
Yukon First Nation an innovating trail builder – Northern Ontario Business
The entrepreneurial spirit of Carcross, Yukon should not be underestimated. It was the community’s Tlingit people who first struck the gold that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush, after all. Justin…
B.C. First Nation, fisheries officials agree to herring management plan – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 18, 2016 VANCOUVER _ A First Nation on British Columbia’s central coast is applauding what it says is a dramatic move toward science-based, joint management of area…
Teck Alaska Files Legal Complaint Over Severe Tax Hike
Anchorage, AK – Teck Alaska (“Teck”), operator of the Red Dog Mine in northwest Alaska, has filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska over a…
Schools pave path to aboriginal business success – BiV
More First Nations students navigate post-secondary business training as aboriginal high school graduation notches to all-time high Squamish Nation member Sheryl Fisher-Rivers originally planned to do her MBA at Harvard…
Murder charge and inquiry are small steps for the indigenous population – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 11, 2015 It’s fitting that an arrest in the murder of Tina Fontaine occurred the same week the federal government launched the initial phase of a national inquiry into…
