Constitutional challenge in Mi’kmaq fishing case moving ahead this week
A Mi’kmaq fisherman appeared Thursday in a northern New Brunswick courtroom where he began a…
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More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial: Ottawa
Three years after a First Nation started a self-regulated lobster fishery that sparked protests and…
Senate report on fisheries finds federal government failing First Nations rights-holders
A new report by the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has found the federal…
DFO interim agreement with Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia shows Ottawa’s plan working: minister
Departing Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the interim agreement signed with Mi’kmaq communities indicate her…
Coastal First Nations in B.C. demand DFO respect their right to fish
On Aug. 4, the Ha’wiih issued fishers with licences. They will harvest according to allocations from their own fisheries plans.
RCMP investigating after Sipekne’katik lobster fishing boats cut loose from wharf in N.S.
DFO minister’s office still silent following incident.
Ottawa reneged on 2019 commercial fishing licence for Listuguj over electoral and industry concerns: court records
The Mi’gmaq First Nation is taking legal action over events that happened during the 2019 federal election.
Sipekne’katik First Nation scaling back fishery until community has ‘protection’ for members
Harvesters will be permitted by band to sell catch to help pay expenses.
Sipekne’katik First Nation lobster harvesters sue feds, non-Indigenous fishers
Lawsuit alleges RCMP, DFO failed to protect Mi’kmaw harvesters, while fishermen’s association encouraged the violence.