By Pauline Kerr  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BROCKTON- Brockton’s commemoration of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Orange Shirt Day, on Sept. 30, went a step further than acknowledging the importance of telling the true stories of the devastating abuses of the residential school system, and other abuses ...

 By Sam Laskaris  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Teling Our Story, a four-part docuseries about Indigenous people in the north and eastern Canada, is now available for free streaming on CBC Gem. “It’s to rectify the one-sided history we learn, and that history we learn at school,” said Abenaki director Kim ...

 By Mina Kerr-Lazenby Local Journalism Initiative Reporter S?wx?wu7mesh ?xwumixw (Squamish Nation) has put forward ambitious plans to develop 350 acres of its land, with work primarily taking place on the North Shore. The plans focus on a pair of North Shore locations, including the Marine Drive area of Xwmelch’sten Capilano ...

CHALK RIVER, Ontario, March  21, 2023  — Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology laboratory, is pleased to announce that Madeleine Redfern, the former Chair of the Northern and Remote Forum of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, has agreed to return to CNL as a strategic advisor ...

VICTORIA-The Haisla First Nation on British Columbia’s northern coast has been granted a provincial environmental assessment certificate for a floating liquefied natural gas facility. The B.C. government says the nation, in partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corp., proposes to use electricity to operate the LNG facility and export terminal. The $3.28-billion ...

By Bob Weber THE CANADIAN PRESS Federal inspectors have ruled a release of oilsands wastewater from Imperial Oil Ltd.’s Kearl mine is harmful to wildlife and have ordered the company to take immediate action to stop seepage from a tailings pond. “Based on information enforcement officers have to date, the ...

BAKER LAKE, NU, March 15, 2023 – Across the country, Indigenous-led clean energy projects are growing local economies and creating good jobs, all while fighting climate change. By adopting clean energy alternatives, communities are protecting their land and water, increasing economic opportunities, and improving their health and wellbeing. The Government ...

HALIFAX- A seafood giant that is half-owned by a coalition of East Coast First Nations is reporting a leap in annual sales, as 2022 revenues rose by $71.6 million compared to the year before. George Paleologou, the chief executive of Premium Brands Holdings Inc., said during the company’s fourth-quarter conference ...