Hearings begin on Northern Gateway pipeline
Public hearings are set to being Tuesday into Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.
British Columbia
Sparks flying at Pickton inquiry over witnesses
Applications for 50 more witnesses to appear at the missing women’s inquiry in Vancouver have ramped up the tension between the lawyers for the victims’ families and Commissioner Wally Oppal.
Gitxsan accuse Enbridge of trying to divide and conquer their people
First Nations in British Columbia have expressed publicly they are against Enbridge’s $5.5 billion proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.
Predatory fish in decline: study
A new study from scientists at the University of British Columbia has made an alarming discovery.
Tsleil-Waututh cry foul over NEB oil pipeline decision
The National Energy Board has given a green light for an increase of 27,000 barrels of oil to pass daily through the Trans-Mountain pipeline which run from refineries in Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C.
Northern Gateway pipeline facing stiff opposition
Canada is looking to sell Alberta’s tar sands oil to Asia.
Tsilhqot’in continue court struggle against mining firm Taseko
The Tsilhqot’in in British Columbia are back in court trying to stop Taseko Mines from reviving what was supposed to be a dead issue.
Pickton victim’s family member wants police to stop inquiry blame game
The Pickton inquiry continued to hear from Vancouver deputy police chief Doug Lepard who has blamed the RCMP for mishandling the investigation into missing women from the city’s Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver police deputy chief tells Pickton inquiry things getting better
The Pickton inquiry heard once again Tuesday from the deputy chief of the Vancouver police department.
