Via Rail to resume partial service as pressure to end blockades mounts
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons that finding a solution to the crisis “will not be simple.” Continue reading
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Wet’suwet’en rail blockade could impact food prices in Atlantic Canada
Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, says much of the food on shelves makes it’s way to the East Coast by rail. Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en and B.C. government have been discussing path forward for a year
While the self-governance talks are independent from any particular project, they take on new significance as a national debate over Indigenous land rights and sovereignty flares. Continue reading
Timeline of Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests and the dispute that sparked them
A look at the dispute and rail disruptions in solidarity with the hereditary Wet’suwet’en chiefs, who are opposing the Coastal GasLink project. Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en protests: Here’s what’s happening across Canada
The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their supporters are calling on the B.C. government to withdraw permissions for the Coastal GasLink project. Continue reading
Blockade shuttering service on exo’s Candiac line enters 2nd week
The fleet of thirty shuttle buses put into service by the suburban train operator to get commuters downtown for all of last week will continue. Continue reading
Trudeau, ministers tight-lipped after emergency meeting on rail blockades
Meantime, there’s mounting political pressure for Trudeau to put an end to the blockades. Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Nation supporters gather at Confederation Bridge
Protesters in P.E.I. say that at this time they are planning to slow traffic and not block the Confederation Bridge entirely. Continue reading
Round dance held in Regina in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation
For the second week in a row, protesters blocked off the Albert Street bridge in Regina in support of Wet’suwet’en Nation. Continue reading
Trudeau holds cabinet talks as Wet’suwet’en solidarity rail blockades continue
Trudeau’s spokeswoman says the prime minister has already spoken to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and Carolyn Bennett, the minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations. Continue reading