Duty to consult doesn’t equal a First Nations veto over energy, resource projects: NB Premier
New Brunswick was the scene of intense anti-fracking demonstrations
Natural resources
RCMP probe of attempted firebombing attack on Unist’ot’en camp hits dead-end
AFN National Chief Bellegarde calling for RCMP restraint
B.C. bands want senior FN leadership meeting to defuse RCMP tensions with Unist’ot’en camp
Rumours swirling RCMP planning raid
Kaska First Nation setting own resource law over territory
The Kaska Nation in the Yukon and northern British Columbia are looking at recent Supreme Court cases to assert their aboriginal rights.
Protesters battle Kinder Morgan over Burnaby Mountain
Protesters in British Columbia have set up a camp on Burnaby Mountain in British Columbia.
Industry faces uncertainty in wait for Peel court ruling
An area in the Yukon is under international scrutiny as First Nations, environmental groups and industry await a territorial Supreme Court decision on its future.
Tlicho government takes Ottawa to court in battle over consultation, natural resources
The Northwest Territories sits on one of the largest untapped oil and gas reserves in the world and getting at those resources has never been easier thanks to new legislation passed by Ottawa.
Harper government sets sights on TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline approval
The Harper government is now setting its sights on the approval of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline which could pump up to 1.1 million barrels of Alberta tar sands bitumen to refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick if built.
Confusion in Driftpile First Nation over Enbridge agreement inclusion
Documents from the National Energy Board show Driftpile First Nation as being among those who’ve signed so-called protocol agreements with Enbridge.