AL JAZEERA: Trump’s tariffs forge ‘feeling of big betrayal’ in Canada’s manufacturing
The White House’s Aug. 1 deadline has ‘set off some panic’ among both workers and employers, experts say.
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Washington bridge collapse impairs Canada-U.S. trade: Truckers
With roughly three-quarters of B.C.’s $16 billion in annual south-bound exports dependent on the Interstate 5, business and transport unions are anxious about the economic losses incurred since the Skagit River bridge buckled and collapsed after being struck by an Alberta trucker May 23.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Determined in Blockade Atop Four Enbridge Pipelines in Minnesota
More than a month after members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa set up camp atop four oil pipelines to protest Enbridge Inc.’s alleged lack of easements across their tribal territory, they say the company’s main answer so far has been to buzz their encampment with low-flying prop planes and choppers.
Cobell settlement funds flow to Indian country
Elouise Cobell may not be alive to see the full fruits of her decade spearheading U.S. history’s largest class action lawsuit–the Blackfoot activist died of cancer in 2011 at age 65–but as the payments from the $3.4 billion settlement roll out across Indian country, those close to her are reminded of her determination.
Mary Brave Bird, Author of Lakota Woman, Walks On
American Indian activist, author and educator Mary Ellen Brave Bird-Richard walked on at age 58 on February 14, of natural causes.
Coal Opponents Forging Cross-border Ties
Plans to ramp up exports from Washington, Oregon and BC are uniting opposition across 49th Parallel.
South of Border, Hot Debate Involves BC Coal Port Plans
Expansion for Asia export puts BC in middle of climate, jobs fight in Washington state.
Violence Against Women Act moves ahead in U.S.
As violence against women dominates discussions among Aboriginal and human rights groups in Canada, south of the border the long-sought Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was passed by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 12.
Idle No More Ceremony Planned for US-Canada Border
With the Idle No More movement rapidly spreading outside Canada’s borders – seeing Indigenous rights protests emerge as far away as Texas, New Zealand, New York and the United Kingdom – activists in Washington State and British Columbia are planning an action Saturday, January 5th that literally spans the frontier.
Idle No More Support: Ojibwe Woman Embarks on 1,400-mile Journey to D.C.
A resident of Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa decided to take Spence’s message more than 1,400 miles, all the way to President Barack Obama in Washington D.C.
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