Alberta premier thrilled Nebraska approved Keystone pipeline route
Shortly after learning Nebraska approved an alternate route for Keystone XL pipeline Alberta Premier Alison Redford said it was good news for her province.
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Name of fugitive businessman who once travelled in federal Conservative circles emerged during U.S. drug probe
At an airport northeast of Boston, on a Wednesday in October, a private jet waited for the arrival of two Montreal men carrying a pair of suitcases stuffed with $1.7 million US in cash.
Wildrose victory could torpedo tar sands health impact study on First Nations
Members of two First Nations in northern Alberta are worried they may lose a hard fought battle for a health study if the Progressive Conservative government falls on Monday.
Echoes of a long-ago guerrilla war on Nemiah Valley road
On Saturday afternoon, a Taseko Mines convoy of trucks and equipment was stopped by an RCMP cruiser on the gravel Nemiah Valley road in British Columbia’s interior.
‘DFO can’t hide any more after this inquiry’
Highly technical and dry testimony has dominated the Cohen inquiry.
Organized crime, salmon link causes stir in BC
Testimony linking organized crime with black market salmon has caused a stir in British Columbia.
DFO has “disregard” of FNs rights: chief
A national forum on the future of Aboriginal fisheries in Canada is taking place this week in the Maritimes.
Prosperity faced 15 years of DFO objections
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has over the past 15 years consistently raised objections to Taskeo Mine Inc’s controversial Prosperity gold and copper project in British Columbia’s interior, documents provided to APTN National News show.
DFO using flawed policy on Prosperity mine: ex-official
The federal department playing a key role in determining the future of a controversial British Columbia gold and copper mine is relying on a flawed policy to fashion its recommendations to federal cabinet on whether the project should be given approval, says a former department official who helped craft the policy.