By Brenna Owen THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER -Demand for jade has sparked both a reality TV series set in the remote northwestern corner of British Columbia and opposition from an Indigenous nation over its lack of consent to jade mining in its territory. The Tahltan Nation has strong ties to ...

The U.S. and Canada are clashing over the effects of Line 5, the Canadian petroleum pipelines in the open waters of the Straits of Mackinac, a major shipping lane and an important whitefish spawning ground. Photo by FLOW WASHINGTON- A prominent First Nations group in Ontario is accusing the federal ...

By David Paddon THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO- BCE’s Bell Canada is well-positioned to compete with longtime rival Rogers Communications Inc. or a new challenge from Elon Musk’s Starlight satellite internet service, the CEO of Canada’s largest telecom and media said Thursday. BCE confirmed on the weekend that it attempted to ...

By Drew Costley THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Across America, people of colour are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study has found. Using government air pollution and census data, researchers found that disproportionate numbers of non-white people were exposed to ...

CN Proudly Announces Appointment of Ms. Roberta Louise Jamieson and The Honourable Murray Sinclair as Co-Chairs of Its New Indigenous Advisory Council April 27, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: Canadian National Railway The Company is Moving Toward a New Level of Collaboration with Indigenous Communities MONTREAL, April 27, 2021 — The Board ...

CALGARY-Two First Nations are taking the Alberta government and its gaming commission to court over its entry into the online gaming sector. Play Alberta, a provincially-regulated gaming site launched last fall, offers virtual slots and table games while casinos remain shut down due to COVID-19. The province has said it ...

By Yasmine Ghania  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Provincial energy ministers made their case to a parliamentary committee Tuesday on the importance of the Line 5 pipeline and Ottawa’s duty to prevent it from shutting down. Enbridge’s Line 5, which ships up to 540,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids ...

By Matt Simmons Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Tahltan Central Government is evicting Doubleview Gold Corp. from its  territory after the mineral exploration company refused to respect  Tahltan laws and policies. Last week, the government issued the company a notice of opposition and said it will do whatever is necessary to ...