Former Esgenoopetitj chief arrested over alleged sex crimes
The former chief of Esgenoopetitj was arrested by New Brunswick RCMP officers Wednesday on allegations of committing sex crimes dating back to 1977, APTN National News has learned.
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SWN returning to New Brunswick as Mi’kmaq plan renewed resistance
Another round of battles loom between the Mi’kmaq in New Brunswick and a Houston-headquartered energy firm exploring for shale gas deposits in the province.
Trial of Elsipogtog shale gas protesters underway in Moncton
APTN National News The trial of two shale gas protesters began this week in New…
RCMP seeking APTN’s Elsipogtog shale gas protest footage
APTN National News RCMP in New Brunswick are going after news media for footage of…
More consultation, research needed on fracking in NB, says Indigenous member of energy council
New Brunswick Energy Council’s new Indigenous member has two key words for the fracking debate: research and consultation: research and consultation.
Mi’kmaq calling treatment of two arrested warriors a violation of charter rights
APTN National News There are concerns that Mi’kmaq inmates in a New Brunswick jail are…
Ottawa prepared for nation-wide protests following RCMP Elsipogtog raid: documents
The federal government prepared for the potential of a nation-wide flare up of protests triggered by heavily-armed raid last October by RCMP tactical units on a Mi’kmaq-led anti-fracking camp in New Brunswick, internal government records show.
Elsipogtog woman claims she faced RCMP intimidation over plans to file complaint
An Elsipogtog First Nation woman says an RCMP investigator tried to intimidate her away from filing a formal complaint against the driver of a white pick-up which struck her during a demonstration on a New Brunswick highway last week.
SWN ending exploration work in NB, will be back in 2015: Elsipogtog War Chief Levi
A Houston-based energy company that has faced ferocious resistance from a Mi’kmaq-led coalition is ending its shale gas exploration work for the year, says Elsipogtog War Chief John Levi.