Wet'suwet'en and B.C. government have been holding quiet talks over land rights for over a year
As cabinet ministers broker urgent meetings over rail blockades in support of hereditary chiefs in northern British Columbia, a series of negotiations over the Wet'suwet'en Nation's land rights have been quietly taking place for a year.
Former UN committee member stands by Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs
A former member of an anti-racism committee at the United Nations says she stands by its statement in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs.
LNG pipeline dispute polarizing some BC communities
A natural gas pipeline project has polarized many communities across northern British Columbia in a dispute a Wet'suwet'en elder says he hopes will be resolved through dialogue.
Coastal GasLink asks to meet with First Nation pipeline opponents
The president of a company building a natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia is renewing a request to meet with the hereditary clan chiefs of a First Nation who say the project has no authority without their consent.
First Nation on logging road to ensure Wet'suwet'en law respected
Thirty-nine kilometres down a snow covered logging road, four men chop wood and work to erect a canvas wall tent in a pullout area.
New Chair to take a hard look at cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in BC
Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer.
Coastal GasLink posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.
A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company says its focus remains finding a peaceful resolution that avoids enforcement.
Hereditary chiefs say pipeline company not welcome on traditional territory
On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs said the company behind the project is not welcome on their traditional territory.
First Nation “exploring options” after court sides with natural gas company
A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas company that wants to build a pipeline through its territory.
Escape of 20,000 non-native salmon on B.C. coast threatens wild stocks, farm phase-out plan
The escape of an estimated 20,000 non-native fish off Vancouver Island demonstrates the urgent need to phase out ocean-based farming and calls into question the federal government's own five-year deadline, say wild salmon advocates.