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Red Chris Mine in northern B. C. extends operations into 2040
10+ hour ago (40+ words) APTN News After being greenlit by the provincial government, the Red Chris Mine in northern British Columbia will be expanding operations and extending its lifespan into the year 2040....
Selkirk Copper eyes future exports through Skagway dock
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1008+ words) But concerns over historical mining contamination remain A Yukon-based, First Nation majority-owned mining company says it's eager to see work begin to revitalize a dock in southeast Alaska " a project it hopes will help export mineral concentrates to markets around…...
Ottawa repackaged First Nations funding, but left reform unfinished
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1681+ words) Auditor General says decade-long fiscal reform delivered long-term funding, but failed to complete key promises on governance, capacity and measuring results A report from Auditor General Karen Hogan says Ottawa invested the money it promised as part of a decade-long…...
The Ring of Fire and a tale of two First Nations in Ontario
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1882+ words) First Nation Elders understood the south would march north eventually. They knew it would come in waves, sometimes slow, sometimes fast. Those ancestors told their kids, who told theirs, and so on until today. The south has already carved many…...
Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1023+ words) Time to move on extraction, refining of critical minerals in Canada says Finance Minister Fran'ois-Philippe Champagne. Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the…...
Resource development causing division between First Nations
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (833+ words) An Indigenous think tank says the push for resource development projects in Canada is creating uncertainty for Indigenous communities about their inclusion and rights, as well as division between communities who are for and against development. Yellowhead Institute executive director…...
First Nation in Yukon pushes back after development corporation says no First Nations oppose grid-tie project
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (945+ words) Chief of Ross River Dena Council calling for president to "correct the record" Recent comments made by the head of the Yukon Development Corporation about support for a proposed grid connection project are catching flak from one First Nation who's…...
NAC play examines mining on Indigenous culture in Colombian rainforest
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (377+ words) The National Arts Centre's 2025-2026 Indigenous theatre series got underway this month with a production that contrasts the peaceful Indigenous ecosystem of the Amazonian Rainforest with the devastating effects of mining development. Set in the rainforests of Colombia, Nigamon/Tunai is…...
White River First Nation slams Yukon over draft mining legislation
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (823+ words) A First Nation in the Yukon is slamming the territorial government over the accidental release of a draft framework for new mining legislation " and calling its proposed changes inadequate. The White River First Nation (WRFN), located a five-hour drive northwest…...
Alberta Energy Regulator CEO cancels hearing for coal mine
10+ mon, 21+ hour ago (772+ words) The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has cancelled an application hearing for a potential coal mine, a move that he acknowledged is "without precedent." The hearings had been scheduled for a proposed underground coal mine in Grande Cache, Alta....