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Bemanakinang fought in key battles at age 15 By Alan Corbiere On July 16, 1812, CaptainRoberts left St. Joseph Island with his 30 regular British troops, 200 voyageurs, 113 Sioux, Menominee, and Winnebago, and 280 Odawa and Ojibwe warriors, to take Fort Michilimackinac from the Americans. By...

No surprise there... two dropped charges, denied on arrest record. Controversial U.S. pastor Terry Jones denied entry into Canada - thestar.com

And the whole concept of religion and the significant impact of it on mankind. That is to say, or ask rather. If a person or group, held in their possession, the absolute proof that the whole of the basis of Abrahamism is a fraud, could the world handle the news?

Another B.C. First Nation signs declaration against oil-sands pipeline The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Another First Nation in British Columbia has taken a stand against the construction and upgrading of pipelines that will carry petroleum products from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific...

Algonquin First Nations standoff continues By Laura Beeston, THE GAZETTE The threat of arrest issued late on the night of July 9 has yet to materialize today for Algonquin First Nations currently standing off with Sûreté du Québec officers over a logging dispute in Barriere Lake. Local...

Record turnout for Gwich'in election Chris Puglia Northern News Services Published Monday, July 2, 2012 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES The Gwich'in Tribal Council's efforts to improve voter turnout for its elections have paid off with record numbers and ideas are being considered to further...

Shell's Arctic Drilling Mission Begins Without Oil Recovery Vessel By Stephanie Pedersen SUNDAY JULY 15, 2012 Oil and gas corporation Royal Dutch Shell (commonly known as Shell) has launched its offshore oil drilling fleet to the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas in Alaska without the...

Toronto council to consider ‘bullet ban’ plan Matthew Coutts, CTV Toronto Published Thursday, Jul. 12, 2012 9:28AM EDT...

Hate crimes on the rise in Alberta The president of the Alberta Hate Crime Committee says that hate crime rates have been steadily on the increase throughout Alberta over the last few years. Detective Stephen Camp, who is also a homicide detective with the Edmonton Police Service, says...

Taxpayers need protection in event of Northern Gateway spill, says former insurance executive OTTAWA — Canadian and especially B.C. taxpayers aren't adequately protected in the event Enbridge Inc.'s proposed Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline suffers the same kind of catastrophic failure that...

Tensions and arrests are on the rise on the Fraser River APTN National News With sockeye salmon about to return to British Columbia’s Fraser River concern about conflict is growing. Simply put there are not enough fish to go around. For years now, First Nation, commercial, and sport fishers...

Alberta urged to prove oilsands recommendations were followed EDMONTON -- Environmentalists are trying to force the Alberta government to show it's followed through on previous recommendations to reduce the impact of oilsands mines before any more projects are approved. Alberta urged to...

Can First Nations Build Homes from Wood Harvested in their Traditional Territories? In January, 2001 Maliseet citizens, Dale Sappier and Clark Polchies were stopped in their truck carrying 16 hardwood logs and were subsequently charged under New Brunswick’s Crown Lands and Forests Act with...

First Nations group defends power project A group of North Island First Nations is defending a contentious run-of-river power project, saying the NDP's opposition to the project is misinformed. "Members of the BC NDP Caucus have recently made inaccurate statements regarding the proposed...

Four years later, Harper’s apology for residential schools rings hollow for many OTTAWA—Four years after Stephen Harper offered an unfettered apology to aboriginal peoples for residential schools, the prime minister is at a turning point in his relationship with First Nations, says National...

Withdraw Schedule 28 from the Ontario Omnibus Budget Bill entirely, says community and health advocates Toronto - The Council of Canadians, Ontario Health Coalition, and the Social Planning Network of Ontario are disgusted by the Ontario government's attempt to hide a massive privatization...

Montreal http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/10/montreal-f1-protest/ Just awesome. Trample the rights of others, because you think your rights are being trampled. The hypocrisy of this group and anyone that defends them, is staggering.

Ok, to avoid hijacking the other thread any further, and the joy I derive from embarrassing blowhard frauds, lets get this over with here. 1, The requirements of fundamental right of self determination found their origins in Article 22, of the Covenant of the League of Nations. Not the Helsinki...

City's green building boondoggle The residents of the upscale Domain condo building on Merton St. waited — and waited — following the winter of 2009 for the city to complete the $6-million renovation of a building next door. The structure was slated to become the spanking new “green” office...

‘Human foot’ left in package at Conservative Party’s Ottawa headquarters | News | National Post Way to go loonies! First the leap to fascist, then the leap to Hitler, now this?