Anti Pipeline Protests
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Four arrested in Vancouver after protest blocks intersection at Hastings and ClarkIndigenous youth calling themselves Braided Warriors set up the blockade to protest a 90-day jail sentence handed to an anti-pipeline protester.NewsMar 4, 2021
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Indigenous leaders to meet with Trudeau, premiers at first ministers meetingThe leaders plan to raise a number of issues, including the recent blockades and protests mounted in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en chiefs opposed to Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia.CanadaMar 12, 2020
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Via Rail calls back most of 1,000 workers laid off by Wet’suwet’en blockadesThe move comes as Via Rail resumes normal service in Eastern Canada and its main cross-country line.Mar 4, 2020
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Conservatives need to consider laying groundwork on Indigenous issues, MP saysWith the Conservative leadership race underway, Jamie Schmale, the party's Crown-Indigenous Relations critic, said he is looking for what candidates have to offer on the file.CanadaMar 2, 2020
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Minister prepared to stay in northern B.C. for Wet’suwet’en talks ‘as long as it takes’The ministers later confirmed they are staying in Smithers overnight and plan to continue talking Saturday morning.CanadaFeb 29, 2020
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Via Rail to resume partial service on Eastern Canada routes starting TuesdayAll routes across Canada affected by the Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests could be up and running again by next Friday, the company says.CanadaFeb 28, 2020
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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs meet for 2nd day with feds over pipeline disputeFederal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said the meetings so far have been "off to a good start."CanadaFeb 28, 2020
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OPP arrest multiple protesters at Tyendinaga Mohawk rail blockadeThe OPP action came hours after a midnight deadline calling for the protesters to clear the area expired. It's not clear whether anyone faces charges.CanadaFeb 24, 2020
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Coastal Gaslink says Wet’suwet’en alternative route not ‘feasible’ — here’s whyDuring the early planning stages of the pipeline, the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs proposed an alternate route, but Coastal Gaslink deemed it unacceptable.CanadaFeb 20, 2020
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Via Rail cancels plans to resume Montreal-Quebec City service as new blockade pops upProtesters set up a blockade Wednesday afternoon on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line in Saint-Lambert, Que., in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.CanadaFeb 19, 2020
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