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[ November 5, 2024 ] “Like night and day”: First Nations in New Brunswick hopeful for negotiations with Liberal government NB
[ October 20, 2024 ] New Brunswick elections: First Nations ask parties to act on racial safety policies NB
[ October 19, 2024 ] New Brunswick elections: New revenue sharing agreements for First Nations on the table NB
[ October 18, 2024 ] New Brunswick elections: First Nations discuss land title with candidates NB
[ October 14, 2024 ] First Nation communities in New Brunswick fight for land rights in landmark title cases NB
[ October 9, 2024 ] Mi’kmaw First Nations in NL concerned over the cod fishery policy change News
[ September 13, 2024 ] When Magic meets Melody: Jeremy Dutcher’s journey in revitalizing Wolastoqey through music NB
[ September 6, 2024 ] Three Indigenous artists nominated at 2024 MusicNL awards News
[ August 6, 2024 ] NL Indigenous Youth learn of WWI legacy on the Trail of Caribou Pilgrimage News
[ May 3, 2024 ] Charges withdrawn against fishermen in elver eel dispute News

February 22, 2025

Mi’kmaw fisherman seeks court approval to fight fishery charges on constitutional grounds

August 22, 2022 Maureen Googoo

A Mi’kmaw fisherman from Nova Scotia is seeking permission from a provincial court judge to challenge fishery offences against him on constitutional grounds. Cory Francis, 53, from the Acadia First Nation near Yarmouth, N.S. argues […]

DFO lays charges against company for selling food fishery lobster

July 23, 2018 Maureen Googoo

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has charged a business and its owner in southwestern Nova Scotia with selling lobster caught under an Aboriginal communal fishing license. DFO says it laid charges against a company […]