Indigenous peoples at greater risk of flooding caused by climate change: study
River flooding is more likely to impact Indigenous populations.
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Arrests continue as the old-growth protest near Fairy Creek moves into another year
RCMP say three First Nations have repeatedly asked protestors to leave their traditional territories in…
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere shoot past key milestone
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone…
Hereditary chiefs on Vancouver Island rally against potential fish farm renewals
Hereditary chiefs on Vancouver Island took to the waters to protest any renewal of fish…
Cleaning up along the Hay River, N.W.T. after floodwaters recede
Residents hope more flood planning done in the future.
New book details lasting effects of hydroelectric projects in Manitoba
Manitoba Hydro, founded in 1961 as a provincial crown corporation, has provided low electricity rates…
CFL Blue Bombers player helps First Nations with animal rescue
The Canadian Football League (CFL) season is just around the corner and though the Grey…
Tears of joy amidst Peguis evacuation as feline rescued from hydro pole
As Peguis First Nation members continue to grapple with the stress of flooding and evacuations,…
Feds call UNDRIP an ‘interpretive aid only’ in election delay legal battle for First Nation in Alberta
‘It’s disappointing, on that level, to see kind of an impoverished interpretation of what the new legislation implementing UNDRIP means in practice,’ says lawyer