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Internal TD bank review of financing Dakota Access pipeline still weeks away
Tom Fennario APTN National News Lawyers working on a review of how the Toronto Dominion bank is investing in the Dakota Access pipeline said it has not idea when the project will be complete. In...
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Panel examining role of National Energy Board delivers report today
The Canadian Press The question of whether the federal cabinet should be able to override National Energy Board decisions is expected to be addressed today in a report on the future of the regulator....
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First Nations vow to use courts and other means if necessary to stop Keystone XL
The Canadian Press CALGARY – A coalition of Indigenous groups from Canada and the U.S. has signed a declaration against the Keystone XL pipeline, vowing to use the courts and whatever other means...
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Dakota Access pipeline, law officers had close relationship
The Canadian Press BISMARCK, N.D. – A private security firm hired by the developer of the $3.8 billion Dakota AccessPipeline conducted an aggressive, multifaceted operation against protesters that...
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Dakota Access pipeline expected to begin shipping Thursday
The Canadian Press BISMARCK, N.D. _ The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which is expected to begin shipping oil on Thursday, will face scrutiny later this summer on whether it violated...
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DAPL oil flowing is a “disappointment” says Standing Rock Tribal Chairman
Dennis Ward APTN National News The $4.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is now in service with oil flowing according to its owner Energy Transfer Partners. Last fall, the DAPL was the focus of...
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Judge: Redo part of analysis for Dakota Access pipeline
Land protectors fought pitched battles with Local, and State police, elements of private security firms and the National Guard to try and stop the Dakota Access Pipline. Photo: Dennis Ward/APTN The...
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Supreme Court to decide on oil and gas development and Aboriginal consultation
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Supreme Court is set to wade into the area of Aboriginal rights and natural resource development once again. The court will decide this morning whether the federal...
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Hearings into Keystone XL pipeline begin in Nebraska
APTN National News Hearings into the Keystone XL pipeline started Monday in Lincoln, Nebraska. If approved, the $8-billion pipeline will carry oil from Hardisty, Alberta, down to Oklahoma, and Texas....
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Some First Nations welcoming, but cautious about NDP’s help to kill Trans...
Laurie Hamelin APTN National News At least one First Nation in British Columbia is welcoming the government’s help to stop the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, but at the same time, the Musqueam...
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Gambler First Nation finds the oil deal it was looking for
Kevin Nepitabo APTN National News Gambler First Nation in Manitoba has known its sitting on oil for years but finding the right deal to get it to market wasn’t there. That seems to have changed. “We...
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Canadian oil firm hit by occupation as Peru faces warning of wider Indigenous...
Jorge Barrera APTN National News Hundreds of Indigenous people have reportedly seized oil facilities operated by the subsidiary of a Canadian company in Peru’s Amazon region amid warnings of a wider...
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First Nation against proposed oil project where the buffalo roam
Chris Stewart APTN News Members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are against a proposed massive oil expansion project they say is in the heart of their traditional hunting grounds. It’s also...
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Two faith leaders arrested in Kinder Morgan protest
(RCMP officers stand over Emilie Smith moments before the Anglican priest was arrested. Photo: Lucy Scholey/APTN) Lucy Scholey Tina House APTN News Emilie Smith knelt on the pavement with her head...
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B.C. asks court to affirm right to protect environment from heavy oils
Tina House APTN News British Columbia’s fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is heading to court with the New Democrat government seeking affirmation that it has the right to protect...
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Kinder Morgan pipeline debate is dividing First Nations, B.C. chief says
Emma Paling HuffPost Canada The debate over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is breaking down relationships between Indigenous groups, according to the chief of one B.C. First Nation....
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Political reaction swift to Canada’s decision to spend $4.5 billion on Trans...
Annette Francis APTN News While the federal government believes the $4.5 billion purchase of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline is good for Canada, federal opposition parties don’t quite agree....
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Trudeau says he won’t use ‘tricks’ to ram through pipeline construction
The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pouring cold water on Alberta’s suggestion that the federal government use legislation or a court appeal to get construction started quickly on the...
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