aboriginal rights

A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Canada's highest court.

The recovery of eel nets that helped confirm Aboriginal rights to earn a living from fishing is bringing back powerful memories for those closely touched by the story they evoke.

Google Canada employee Tara Rush says the company has been conducting mapping workshops with indigenous communities since 2014.

NDP leadership candidate Charlie Angus is promising to find better ways to protect the interests of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, including by dismantling the Indigenous Affairs Department.

Seventy per cent of shareholders voted against the Standing Rock Sioux leader's motion, his message was "driven home" nevertheless, he said.