The Gitxaala charge that mineral claims in their traditional territory were granted without consultation or even notice, which violates constitutional obligations to them and violates the United Nations declaration of the rights of indigenous peoples, which the B.C. government adopted in 2019.
The Gitxaala First Nation in northwestern B.C. has filed a first-of-its-kind legal challenge to the province’s mineral rights regime, which some critics have likened to a relic from the gold-rush era.
Young people who attended a recent youth climate conference in Milan, Italy, presented their list of demands for world leaders Monday ahead of a United Nations meeting aimed at trying to avoid environmental devastation.
Returning to his apartment building with a grocery bag in hand, one resident of a South Seattle senior living community was greeted by a courtyard filled with picket signs.
“They didn’t lock you up? They didn’t send dogs on ya?” he asked his protesting neighbors. “This one has warrants out in ten states,” he joked with one of the protestors.
Analysts insist China is on track to meet its COP26 targets despite many strains
A giant screen shows news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a video summit on climate change earlier this year. Will China be able to meet Xi's targets? (Florence Lo/Reuters)
On most days, Doug Ford’s Conservative government in Ontario does not respond well to problems, or it actively makes things worse. If an election had been called a year-and-a-half ago, Ford would have lost. However, when COVID hit, Ford nearly brought Ontario to its knees. Nevertheless, he managed to deceive some into thinking he managed well.
As Parliament gears up for a new legislative session, a new poll from Abacus Data shows Ottawa lagging behind what a majority of Canadians want when it comes to climate action and implementing a just transition for fossil fuel workers.
On the scene where Coastal GasLink’s plan to install pipe under the river bed has been halted for 11 days.
At the turnoff, four workers with Coastal GasLink security gather in orange and yellow vests, their voices edged with frustration as they talk above four idling pickup trucks that release a haze of exhaust into the early morning light.
Another pickup faces off against the group, blocking access to the rough and muddy spur road that leads to the pipeline worksite.
