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Three First Nations organizations sign protocol to work jointly

CALGARY and TREATY 7 TERRITORY, AB, May 30, 2019 – Three First Nations Institutions joined with the Lands Advisory Board to sign an historic Protocol pledging to work together to assist First Nations to improve governance, increase local jurisdiction and advance wealth generation. The Protocol Agreement was signed by the leaders of ...

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Martha’s Vineyard tribe, town spar over casino construction

The western edge of Martha’s Vineyard is known as the lonely part of the island. It will have a casino later this year. (Image Martha’s Vineyard)

BOSTON- Officials on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts are battling a Native American tribe’s efforts to build a casino on the famous resort island. Aquinnah town officials asked a Boston federal judge Friday to require the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe to apply for a town building permit for their planned casino. The ...

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Wilson Raybould says she never had an ‘end game’ planned during SNC affair

OTTAWA -Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says there was never a specific “end game” for her during the SNC controversy that had anything to do with power. Some of Wilson-Raybould’s former Liberal colleagues and other political observers have questioned what she wanted to achieve by speaking out about pressure she ...

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Judge rules SNC Lavalin headed to trial on charges of fraud, corruption 

By Christopher Reynolds THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL -A Quebec judge has ruled there is enough evidence to send SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. to trial on charges of fraud and corruption. The Montreal-based engineering and construction giant is accused of paying $47.7 million in bribes to public officials in Libya between 2001 ...

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Court says B.C. can’t restrict oil shipments in key case for Trans Mountain 

By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER-British Columbia’s top court has ruled the province cannot restrict oil shipments through its borders in a decision that marks a win for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Alberta’s efforts to get its resources to overseas markets.   The province filed a constitutional ...

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Court to rule on B.C.’s pipeline permit law in crucial case for Trans Mountain 

VANCOUVER- A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Alberta’s efforts to get oilsands crude to overseas markets. A panel of ...

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Cross Canada corridor concept getting dusted off ahead of election

By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- The notion of a pan-Canadian corridor dedicated to rail, power lines and pipelines has been around for at least half a century but it looks like it’s about to get a big publicity boost. Last week, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer used a major ...

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NB Green Party makes progress in bill that promotes municipality based renewables 

FREDERICTON- New Brunswick’s Green Party is pushing to increase the amount of renewable energy produced by municipal governments and First Nations, with the support of the leader of the People’s Alliance. The plan, which passed second reading on Thursday, would amend the Electricity Act to allow local governments and First ...

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