6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (624+ words) The buying of land near Iron Bridge by an area Metis group is being opposed by an advocacy group representing 21 First Nations that signed the Robinson-Huron Treaty in 1850. Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin is concerned about the purchase “in the context of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (592+ words) Canadian law probably allows the federal government to halt oil exports, but that doesn't mean it should Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should consider blocking oil exports to the United States to give Canada leverage in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) The correction to an already-released Alberta Day message removed recognition of Alberta's Indigenous, replacing it with legacy acknowledgement. When asked about it, the premier said it was a glitch Deleting the province’s Indigenous land acknowledgement from the premier’s Alberta Day…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (676+ words) Surely, there will be a time when British Columbians start demanding the government act in the greater public interest In the 1990s, a B.C. NDP government cabinet minister famously pronounced, “Remember, government can do anything it wants.” That basic undemocratic ethos is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (860+ words) The province is in the final stages of negotiating a modern treaty with five First Nations that will see the transfer of Hatley Park and other government land A proposed modern treaty among the province and five First Nations on…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (658+ words) The British Columbia government is set to give Hatley Castle, the home of former B.C. premier James Dunsmuir, to the Songhees First Nation as part of B.C.’s aggressive land-claims process. Not only Hatley Castle but all of Hatley Park, which is…...