Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project’s history
OTTAWA — The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cleared another legal hurdle Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to First Nations…
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Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The…
Legal battle concludes for journalist charged after covering Labrador protest
JOHN'S, N.L. — A criminal mischief charge has been dismissed against a journalist who was covering an Indigenous-led occupation at the Muskrat Falls worksite in…
New Mexico tribe transforms old casino into movie studio
TESUQUE PUEBLO, N.M. — A small northern New Mexico Native American tribe has opened a movie studio in a former casino that it hopes will…
All Nations flag raised at traditional meeting place in Kitchener
By Cory Bilyea KITCHENER – The All-Nations flag has been raised at the O:se Kenhionhata:tie camp as a small group of Indigenous People “gather in…
The Avro Arrow was almost resurrected 60 years later
OTTAWA — The cold war was getting hotter every week in the late 1950s. The western world was ramping up production of some of the…
Elected Council, Cannabis Commission condemn illegal cannabis activity
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council and the community’s cannabis regulator issued a stern caution to community members Tuesday not to engage in illegal cannabis…
Six Nations to close landfill, open new transfer station
OHSWEKEN — Work is now underway to close the Six Nations Landfill Site for good and transition trash collection at the new Transfer Station. SNGR…
‘No celebrations’: Indigenous communities, leaders share Canada Day frustrations
VANCOUVER — Jess Housty can't remember the last time Canada Day was celebrated in the Heiltsuk Nation. Housty lives in the coastal B.C. town of…
Film stars Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds support Indigenous women’s program
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — Movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are donating $200,000 to an institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia to…
Man pulled from burning vehicle
OHSWEKEN — Two people were injured in a collision Friday morning, with one man being pulled from a burning vehicle by local residents who hear…
Community moves into Phase 2 of reopening; more local events cancelled
OHSWEKEN — Six Nations has transitioned into a return to business and newly implemented safety measures this week. Even so, several more community events are…
Three arrested, charged with drug trafficking
OHSWEKEN —Six Nations Police say three people are facing drug charges after a search warrant was executed on First Line. Officers arrested two males who…
Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council to address violence in communities
TORONTO — The Ontario government announced members of a new Indigenous Women's Advisory Council on June 21. The Council includes First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and…
Atlantic First Nations create water utility, to be up and running by 2022
HALIFAX — Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada are creating their own utility to take charge of water systems in First Nations around the region. The…