Oil spill threatens Lubicon
There are growing fears about the extent of a massive oil spill from a pipeline in northern Alberta.
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Canada frustrated by Niger during search for kidnapped diplomats Fowler and Guay: U.S. cables
Canadian authorities were frustrated with the government of Niger and feared they were being fed misleading information by the country’s national police force during the first weeks of the investigation into the 2008 kidnapping of United Nations envoy Robert Fowler and his special assistant Louis Guay, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable obtained by APTN National News.
Canada turned to U.S. for help on nuclear terror threats during Olympics: U.S. diplomatic cables
Canadian authorities lacked the ability to deal with dirty bombs and “improvised nuclear devices” during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and turned to the U.S. to deal with the threat, according to “secret” U.S. diplomatic cables containing a Canadian shopping list to the U.S. military.
Saganash rode orange wave to victory
The NDP’s Romeo Saganash easily took his northern Quebec riding despite facing accusations early on his Cree background would prove a liability with local voters.
Rob Clarke back to Hill after narrow win over former FSIN chief Joseph
In a Saskatchewan riding where Non-Aboriginal voters are outnumbered, incumbent Conservative MP Rob Clarke barely hung on in an all-Aboriginal field of candidates.
Indian Affairs’ Duncan scraped through to win riding
John Duncan, who held the Indian Affairs portfolio in the last Conservative government, held on to retain his riding after a nail-biting race.
Aglukkaq remains unassailable in Nunavut
Re-elected Nunavut Conservative MP Leona Aglukkaq had no trouble painting Nunavut a shade of Tory blue Monday.
Atleo: Harper needs FN leaders meeting to deal with ‘fear’ and ‘anger’
Assembly of First Nations national Chief Shawn Atleo is calling on re-elected Prime Minister Stephen Harper to immediately move to meet with First Nations leaders and assuage the “fear” and “anger” growing in First Nations communities.
Quebec asked for FBI help during 2004 Kanesatake crisis: U.S. diplomatic cables
Quebec authorities requested help from the F.B.I. after “gun slingers” from Colorado arrived in Kanesatake, the Mohawk community at the centre of the Oka crisis, to back a “resistance” force that sprung after a federally-funded raid of the territory ended in disaster, according to diplomatic cables obtained by APTN National News.