SaltWire on MSN18h
New N.S. regulation allows retail cannabis sales on Mi'kmaw First Nations
The provincial government has introduced a new regulation to allow Mi’kmaw communities to open legal cannabis retail stores ...
SaltWire on MSN1d
First Nations convoy targeting N.S. elver rivers to protest DFO as lawlessness returns to fishery
Two of King’s fyke nets were stolen from the river. According to the RCMP, an electronic tracking device on one of the nets ...
The Canadian Press on MSN4d
Tensions rise on Nova Scotia river as Indigenous eel fishers reject Ottawa rules
Under the system, the licence holders — including the 20 First Nations who were new entrants — are given quotas based on how ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
Transfer of baby eel quota to First Nations was unfair, says federal judge
A federal judge has ruled that the Fisheries Department failed to properly consult commercial baby eel fishers when it ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6d
Already hit by China, Nova Scotia's seafood sector braces for U.S. tariffs next week
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s massive lobster industry is bracing for what’s to come as it deals with the effects of tariffs ...
Times Colonist5d
Tensions rise on Nova Scotia river as Indigenous eel fishers reject Ottawa rules
Suzy Edwards, an employee of Atlantic Elver Fishery, said one of the fishers told her he was from Sipekne'katik First Nation and they were making a statement that they don't accept Ottawa's ...
APTN News1d
Mi’kmaw harvesters take to the water to harvest elvers without DFO authorization
With their treaty rights in hand, 60 members of Sipek’nekatik First Nation took to the water to harvest elvers without federal licenses.