NDP MP under the gun
Churchill NDP MP Niki Ashton is facing pressure from her First Nations constituents to break ranks with her party and side with the Conservative government on a vote to scrap the controversial gun registry.
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TOXIC OVERFLOW PART 1
On the season premiere of APTN Investigates… The contamination of many First Nations by unregulated…
TOXIC OVERFLOW PART 2
On the season premiere of APTN Investigates… The contamination of many First Nations by unregulated…
Reserve dump hazards
APTN Investigates The contamination of many First Nations by unregulated landfills and dumps is a…
Ontario clashes with northern FN leaders
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says opposition from First Nations leaders won’t stop his government from pushing ahead with legislation to define which northern parts of the province can’t be mined.
Ottawa failing on prison farm replacement
Ottawa promised to replace shut down prison farms with programs to better help inmates gain job skills. According to the man in charge of overseeing prisons, nothing has been done since the cattle were auctioned off.
‘We meant war, not murder’
Resistance to a planned gold and copper mine in British Columbia’s interior carries echoes of another conflict for the Tsilhqo’in people who are leading the fight to have the project stopped.
Algonquin chief to reject post: father
The newly acclaimed chief of a small northern Algonquin community is expected to reject the position later today in protest over Indian Affairs’ decision to impose a band council under rarely used Indian Act powers, his father claims.
Toronto-area blockades set for June 24: RPU
A First Nations rights group is still planning blockades around Toronto on June 24 despite warnings from Canada’s spy agency and the increased security around the gathering of world leaders the same week.