Hunters face fines after 50 dead caribou found in Northwest Territories
Officers with the Northwest Territories department of natural resources say the remains of at least 50 caribou have been uncovered.
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Dogged by complaints over electoral financing irregularities, Penashue resigns cabinet post, seat
Former Innu leader Peter Penashue has resigned his cabinet post along with his Labrador seat Thursday saying donation irregularities to his federal election campaign have forced him to seek re-election in a byelection in the interest of accountability.
Penashue asks ethics commissioner to re-examine his file
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue released a letter Thursday asking federal ethics commissioner to re-examine his file for any potential conflicts arising from his former role as a Labrador Innu treaty negotiator and an agreement guaranteeing Innu businesses contracts from a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric development in Labrador.
Buffalo Point band members claim council acts like dictatorship
Buffalo Point sits on some of the most pristine land anywhere.
Athabasca Fort Chipewyan FN hopes constitutional challenge on Shell project sets precedent
The Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation has filed a constitutional challenge against a Shell Oil project in the tar sands region of northern Alberta.
Metis get Manitoba hunting rights
Metis in Manitoba will now have the same hunting rights as First Nations.
NWT Metis launch court fight over caribou
A Metis organization in the Northwest Territories claims their hunting rights are being denied.
Close call for Kashechewan First Nation students during Toronto shooting
Students on a Grade 8 class trip from the northern Ontario First Nation of Kashechewan found themselves in Toronto’s Eaton Centre food court Saturday when deadly gunfire erupted, triggering mass panic in the city’s largest shopping centre.
Cancelled hunt cancels incomes for fragile Northern towns
APTN National News Pressure from international media and environmentalists has cancelled a planned sport hunt…