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Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona

 By Susan Montoya Bryan And Ken Ritter THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California. A ...

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First Nation led financing model hits $2B in effort to close infrastructure gap

A First Nation-led financing model has reached $2 billion in loans issued as it works to close an economic and infrastructure gap between member nations and the rest of Canada. A model of a giant lobster marks the headquarters of Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. in Halifax on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

By Ian Bickis THE CANADIAN PRESS A First Nation-led financing model has reached $2 billion in loans issued as it works to close the economic and infrastructure gap between member nations and the rest of Canada. The First Nations Finance Authority is crossing the lending threshold a decade after issuing ...

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Trudeau says he’s doing something in Nunavut he rarely does, reflect on his dad

IQALUIT, Nunavut- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s doing something in Nunavut he rarely does in public, which is to reflect on his father. Trudeau is in Iqaluit to mark the signing of an agreement to hand over powers to the territorial government when it comes to their management of ...

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Two communities in the running for storage of nuclear waste 

By Jacqueline St. Pierre  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is slated to close negotiations on its deep geological repository (DGR) in late 2024. The NWMO has been in discussion concerning Canada’s 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste since 2008, and the process of developing ...

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Banking on LNG as a path to prosperity- at what cost?

     By Matteo Cimellaro  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For some First Nations, the choice between economic self-sufficiency and environmental and climate concerns has arrived at a crossroads as the Coastal GasLink pipeline nears operation, critics say. Coastal GasLink, the disputed pipeline opposed by Wet’suwet’en hereditary leadership, reached mechanical completion ...

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Meet Jolene Ashini: Soon to be the first Labrador Innu lawyer in N.L.

 By Sanuda Ranawake  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jolene Ashini will soon be the first Labrador Innu person to be called to the bar in Newfoundland and Labrador. Ashini currently lives in Ontario where she completed her education and will soon be called to the bar in Ontario. Following this, she ...

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BC Hydro must pay up for overcharging remote First Nations

By Rochelle Baker  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BC Hydro has been ordered to repay a small coastal First Nation more than $700,000 after unfairly charging them an extra annual fee for electricity for nearly a decade. The $85,000 yearly fee, embedded in a 2014 electricity service agreement between the utility ...

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First Nations, Metis settlements join forces for deal backed by Indigenous Opportunities Corporation

 By Shari Narine  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) has expanded its reach into northern Alberta with oil and gas infrastructure assets. The newly-formed Wapiscanis Waseskwan Nipiy (WWN) Limited Partnership comprises nine First Nations and three Metis settlements that are participating for the first time in ...

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