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СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta's oil to get to the Pacific Ocean.
Squamish Nation Forestry project funded with $50K provincial grant

Squamish Nation Forestry project funded with $50K provincial grant

СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ Manufacturing Jobs Fund backs pre-construction engineering and site assessments
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Man facing murder charges in triple homicide in Lloydminster

Man facing murder charges in triple homicide in Lloydminster

LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. — Mounties have charged a man with murder in a triple homicide in Lloydminster, a city straddling the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary.
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
Squamish Nation to host Constitution Gathering 3

Squamish Nation to host Constitution Gathering 3

‘An opportunity to imagine a better future,’ says the Nation.
Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill

Alberta Energy Regulator lays nine charges against Imperial Oil for 2023 spill

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid nine charges against Imperial Oil almost two years after an estimated 5.
Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks

Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks

OTTAWA — Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's threats on tariffs and Canada's territorial sovereignty.
Manitoba school division to bring 'God Save the King' back to classrooms

Manitoba school division to bring 'God Save the King' back to classrooms

WINNIPEG — A school division in western Manitoba has decided to once again include "God Save the King" in its schools' morning announcements, a move that has some questioning whether it promotes reconciliation efforts with Indigenous staff and studen
Unmarked graves: Supreme Court won't hear Mohawk Mothers appeal over McGill expansion

Unmarked graves: Supreme Court won't hear Mohawk Mothers appeal over McGill expansion

MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Indigenous elders who were seeking greater oversight over a university construction site in Montreal where they suspect unmarked graves of children are located.