Aboriginal Title

• Wolastoqey Nation filing lawsuit against N.B., Canada to seek Aboriginal land title

  The six chiefs said they are not seeking the return of any land or compensation.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2020
  
• Judge overturns approval for Alton Gas project, orders new consultations

  “The Minister therefore committed palpable and overriding error when she concluded that the level of consultation was appropriate.”

  Health

  Mar 24, 2020
  
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• Elsipogtog First Nation, federal government agree to memorandum of understanding

  Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, made the announcement Thursday at Elsipogtog First Nation.

  Politics

  May 9, 2019
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• First Nations group lays claim to all lands associated with Riverview Hospital

  The Kwikwetlem First Nation has sent a letter to the provincial government, the City of Coquitlam and citizen's groups saying they claim aboriginal title interests to all lands associated with Riverview Hospital.

  Jul 11, 2014
• Historic land-title ruling creates ‘uncertainty’ for development: report

  A historic Supreme Court judgment that recognized part of central British Columbia as aboriginal title land will cast a cloud of uncertainty over all current and future development projects in the province, says a new report.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2014
• Five ways the B.C. land title decision will affect Canadians

  How does the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to recognize a B.C. First Nation’s title to a specific tract of land, affect all Canadians?

  Politics

  Jun 26, 2014
• Top court grants land title to B.C. First Nation

  A historic decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has restored a ruling that granted a broad declaration of land title to a British Columbia First Nation.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2014