Attawapiskat fighting De Beers bid to build 3rd landfill at closed mine
Ontario “sleeping at the wheel” when it comes to monitoring company say Cree community’s leaders
Mining
Joke about infecting Nunavut with COVID-19 ‘inappropriate’
An employee at a Nunavut gold mine is in hot water after joking about infecting…
Five years after Mount Polley disaster, B.C. mining laws in need of change
The Mount Polley mining disaster was one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian history….
Tahltan Nation wants jade and placer mines gone, unless they make serious changes
The Tahltan Nation in northern British Columbia is handing out eviction notices to companies mining…
Tsilhqot’in Nation accuses the B.C. government of acting illegally, back in court to protect land
The Tsilhqot’in Nation in the Cariboo Region of British Columbia’s interior is back in court…
Quebec Innu say Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec living in ‘bygone era’ over mining rights
Two Innu communities are lashing out at two provincial governments for ignoring their duty to consult over plans to develop a swath of mineral-rich land that straddles the Labrador, Quebec border.
Halifax rally supports Mi’kmaq against mining company that wants to build quarry on sacred ground
Justin Brake APTN News On Saturday, land defenders in Nova Scotia continued their efforts to…
UN Indigenous rights watchdog calls on Trudeau government to regulate Canadian mining firms operating overseas
(UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz) Jorge Barrera APTN National…
Algonquin say Quebec loosened mining regulations without warning
Algonquins of Barriere say they’ll fight it.