FIPPA could impact First Nations
Questions are swirling around an agreement between Canada and China.
environment
Haida Nation condemns iron dust dump by one of its community's company
The Haida Nation has condemned the actions of a company owned by one of its villages that is currently in the midst of an environmental controversy over an experiment to fertilize the ocean with iron dust in hopes of boosting salmon numbers.
Enbridge president says pipeline project would be pride of Canadian petroleum industry
Hearings for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline have begun in Edmonton.
Oil spill still permeates Lubicon territory
A year after a massive 4.5 million litre oil spill on Lubicon Lake Cree territory, one of their members says the spill is still not cleaned up and she wants to know why.
Battle over Yukon mining in Tombstone
Meanwhile in the Yukon, the territorial government is giving the red light to a proposed mine in Tombstone territorial park.
Mercury still poisons Grassy Narrows
A new report is out about the impacts of mercury on the Grassy Narrows First Nation.
Yukon elders want voice heard on fate of pristine watershed
The fate of a virtually untouched piece of nature in the Yukon lies in the hands of the territorial government.
Fracking could uncork oil bounty beneath NWT
Global oil consumption continues to rise.
Ottawa fails to warn First Nations about pollution in adjacent lake
There’s a big warning for First Nations along the Trent Severn Waterway in Ontario.
